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Kumba Yalla, Guinea Bissau's opposition leader, has won the country's presidential election, according to a report reaching here from Bissau.

Bissau, 15th December: Guinea-Bissau is to hold a presidentialrunoff election on 16th January, the National ElectoralCommission (CNE) announced Wednesday [15th December]. Opposition leader Kumba Yalla, head of the Social RenovationParty (PRS) will vie for the presidency against incumbent BacaiSanha, the interim president who heads the ruling African Partyfor the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC).

Bissau, 7th December: Two opposition parties have triumphed ingeneral elections in Guinea-Bissau, together taking 64 of the102 parliamentary seats, according to results available Tuesday[7th December] from the national poll commission. The Party for Social Renewal (PRS), led by Kumba Yalla, took 37seats while the Guinea-Bissau Resistance (RGB) won a total of 27seats, beating the ruling African Party for the Independence ofGuinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC), which garnered only 25seats after [the previous] Sunday's [28th November] vote. The PAIGC, which had 62 seats in the previous assembly, will nowlose its long-dominant parliamentary position to the PRS, whichgained 21 seats since the last elections.

Soldiers carrying automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenade launchers were patrolling the centre of Bissau, the capital, after the putsch. Verissimo Correia, the army's chief of staff, said the military had set up a military committee to restore democracy. A curfew had been imposed.

The coup leaders accused [Kumba Yalla] of violating the constitution. He had postponed elections three times since dissolving parliament in November. Coup leader General [Verissimo Correia Seabra] took over the presidency in the third coup attempt since Yalla, renowned for his erratic and eccentric behaviour, was elected in 2000. The coup leaders accused Yalla of violating the constitution. He had postponed elections three times since dissolving parliament in November last year.

Shanghai, 17 December: Premier Zhu Rongji of the PRC State Council met with President Kumba Yalla of the Republic of Guinea- Bissau in Shanghai on 17 December. President Yalla is currently on a working visit to China. President Yalla once again thanked China for providing sincere assistance and support to Guinea-Bissau in all these years. He said that the time of Guinea-Bissau's national struggles was the most difficult period in the country's history, and it was precisely at this time that the people of China rendered the people of Guinea- Bissau their sincere assistance. He added that, as a result, the people of his country have always looked upon the people of China as comrades and friends, and the government and people of Guinea- Bissau are determined to redress the mistakes they made in their relations with China and return to the correct path of friendly relations with China.

Lisbon - Guinea-Bissau President Kumba Yalla dismissed the Prime Minister, Mr Faustino Imbali, yesterday...

BISSAU: Guinea-Bissau's new military rulers said they were holding ousted President Kumba Yalla under house arrest yesterday as they prepared to persuade African ministers that he did not deserve to return to power. A West African official said the foreign ministers of Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Cape Verde and Senegal were hoping to see Yalla during their visit. Coup leaders have said the former president can either stay or go into exile.

\"As a person, I have nothing against [Kumba Yalla],\" General [Verissimo Correia Seabra] told RTP, according to Lusa news agency. \"He can stay in Guinea-Bissau as well as leave the country. That's up to him.\" A military source told the Portuguese news agency Lusa that Yalla was under arrest. It said troops also wanted to detain Prime Minister Mario Pires, who is in the southern part of the country. Correia said the army was imposing a 7 pm to 7 am curfew. President Kumba Yalla was believed to be in his home.