Low turnout in Mali election due to security fears, opposition charges fraud

By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) - Voters stayed away in droves from Mali's run-off presidential election due to fears over security and simple apathy, but the voting process was generally fair despite a number of incidents, election monitors said on Monday. The vote pitted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita against opposition leader Soumaila Cisse after an inconclusive first round last month, when Keita won about 41 percent of the vote. Official second-round results are not expected for a few days but Keita - known as IBK - is predicted to seal a second term in office.

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