The envoy, who observed elections in Kenya, Venezuela and Salvador among others, says he saw no irregularities in the 25 voting stations he visited.

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Ambassador Walter Lindner says polling stations even in small schools were very well organised and supervised by election officials.

The German envoy describes himself as someone who prefers to experience the atmosphere first hand and see if people are angry or happy to vote.

His overwhelming civil sense is of the peacefulness of the process.

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This has given him hope that the results will be accepted so that the peacefulness will reign.

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