Guinea's presidential election run-off vote is scheduled for Sept. 19, according to a government decree read out on state television on Monday.   

Guinea has been run by a military junta since the death of President Lansana Conte and a subsequent bloodless coup in December 2008. A government report seen by Reuters late last year said the ensuing turmoil had an impact on exports of the aluminium ore last year.
   
"There is a date that has been agreed for the second round of the presidential election. We chose Sept. 19. This is the date that will be announced tonight," the source at the electoral commission said on condition of anonymity.
   
Four other sources inside the two rival parties confirmed the date, also requesting anonymity.
   
The election will pit former Prime Minister Cellou Dallein Diallo against veteran opposition leader Alpha Conde.
   
The rivals differ little in policy proposals and have both said they plan to review billions of dollars worth of mining deals, signed by multinational companies such as Vale and Rio Tinto.
   
The election is seen as Guinea's best chance of drawing a line under decades of authoritarian rule since independence from France, and could help cement fragile gains in stability in a region rocked by three civil wars in a decade.
   
Source: Reuters