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Polls close in Djibouti's parliamentary elections

A voter casts his ballot during the parliamentary election in Djibouti city on February 24, 2023. [AFP]

Polls closed Friday in the tiny Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, where President Ismael Omar Geulleh's ruling party faced a single opposition party in parliamentary elections.

Djibouti main opposition parties, including the Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development (MRD) and the Republican Alliance for Democracy (ARD), boycotted the elections, branding the vote as a sham.

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