Parties welcome large voter turnout

The four political parties contesting the elections yesterday welcomed the large voter turnout at yesterday polls, which most parties agreed were generally well-conducted.

However, opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) objected at what it considered orchestrated attempts to disrupt some of the counting of ballots in its key areas by the PPP/C.

The opposition coalition, although heartened by the high voter turnout, yesterday expressed concern at several incidents following the close of polls, which the party said was aimed at disrupting the counting of votes particularly in Region 4. “We have had a very