Voting is underway in the Central African Republic in delayed presidential and parliamentary elections.

Voting is underway in the Central African Republic in delayed presidential and parliamentary elections.
Thirty candidates are hoping to replace interim leader CATHERINE SAMBA-PANZA in the elections that aim to restore a stable government after years of sectarian conflict.United Nations peacekeepers are providing security for the polls, and are hoping to avoid a repeat of the violence that greeted a constitutional referendum three weeks ago.Two of the candidates – MARTIN ZIGUELE and ANICET DOLOGUELE – ad served as prime ministers under late President ANGE-FELIX PATASSE.
The third frontline candidate, KARIM MECKASSOUA, is a Muslim who served as a minister under President FRANCOIS BOZIZE until he was ousted in 2013 by Seleka rebels.