Final results are expected Wednesday.

The run-off will determine the successor to President Jose Mario Vaz who was eliminated in the first round after series of high level sackings and a barely functioning parliament.

Frontrunner is Domingos Simoes Pereira who won 40% of the first round votes.

He has been endorsed by the major contenders who fell out in the tumultuous contest on November 24.

Both he and the other run-off contestant, Umaro Cissoko Embalo, are former prime ministers. 

Their campaigns promised stability in the country of 1,6 million that has endured nine attempted coups since independence in 1974.

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