Tags: Election.
The first round of an early but aborted presidential election was held in Guinea-Bissau on 18 March 2012 following the death of President Malam Bacai Sanhá on 9 January. A run-off was set to be held on 29 April after being postponed by a week as announced by electoral commission chief Desejado Lima Dacosta.However after a military coup the leading candidates were arrested and the election was cancelled.
