Sanha supporters drive by on the back of an open truck, pointing to their wrists in reference to his slogan "Time for Change."

一辆卡车的车厢上载着桑哈的支持者，他们指着自己的手腕，意思是桑哈的竞选口号：“是变革的时候了。”

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In an open letter to Mr.Sanha and Mr.Yala before Sunday's vote, the Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation and the International Crisis Group called on the losing candidate to "refrain from taking any form of violent actions that could further undermine the fragile stability in the country."

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Sanha became president in September 2009, months after the assassination of President Joao Bernardo Vieira.

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Pereira became interim president after the January death of incumbent Malam Bacai Sanha after a long illness.

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The election was prompted by the death of the incumbent Malam Bacai Sanha in January after a long illness.

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