Mali election officials scrambled to distribute aims to provide a brand new start, the coup, war in a country in the north of the desert last Sunday's poll data.
Examinee winding movement promising reconstruction and reconciliation, but stressed that safety concerns, though al-qaeda linked to soldiers of the French a successful attack, an islamic group threatened to attack the polls.
Across the country last year, shortly after the collapse of the separatists and the islamic rebels in the north of desert, soldiers toppled the President, an unprecedented crisis of the former French colony, previously considered in west island of stability.
Tens of thousands of French troops to stop rebel advance in January and u.n. peacekeepers deployed to the stability of broken state. A successful vote on Sunday for recovery of gold producer and take a step.
"We need this election - this is key," toure said Abdrahamane, a postal worker who go to school, Amy tower diop check, where he will vote to Bamako Lafiabougou nearby.
"Once we have a legal status, things start to get better," he added.
To prepare at the last minute mark, the residents still line up to collect the new print ID CARDS, they will have to be to vote a truck loaded with plastic ballot boxes in Bamako last Saturday school lift.
Authorities also indicates about 6.8 million eligible voters by sending messages to the specified number, how to find their polling stations.
In running a vote, experts warned that hurried elections could lead to a challenge and further crisis.
But election officials say they have paid out 85% of the ID card and a free and fair competition in the field of a 26 men and a woman can happen.
European Union election observers of delegation, Louis michel said, he "voting positive preparation and conditions are acceptable surprised".
"Mary beth said:" a month ago, there are a lot of doubts (choose more), but it has to come together, everyone is aware of, the end of the interim government has its inherent vulnerability and uncertainty so expensive Mali, Leonard, U.S. ambassador to Bamako.
Voting is 0800 GMT began in 21000 polling stations across the country, from the prosperous, lush river capital in a remote desert troops stationed in southern town, this is the last year the insurgency in the heart.
The driver in front of the most established political figures in the past 20 years, politics and so sweeping changes the country's democracy is unlikely.
If no candidate won more than 50% of the votes, a second round of voting will be on August 11.



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