Balloting on Zanzibar
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — The people of Zanzibar went to the polls Sunday to elect a new island president and a 50-member regional legislature. More than 200,000 are eligible to cast yes-or-no votes for Idris Abdul Wakil, 60, the sole candidate for the presidency of Zanzibar, part of Tanzania.
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