Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Embalo claims election win

Former Prime Minister and presidential candidate Umaro Cissoko Embalo chats with his supporters and members of his campaign team.

Former army general and Prime Minister Umaro Cissoko Embalo is on course to win Guinea Bissau’s presidential election, his spokesman said on Monday, a result that if confirmed would mark an upset victory over the ruling party’s candidate.

Official results are not expected until Jan. 1 and the electoral commission has not commented on the vote count. The camp of Embalo’s opponent, Domingos Simoes Pereira, did not immediately respond to phone calls seeking comment.