The situation remains fluid.  Some security and precautionary measures are
being taken by individual institutions, including schools, by letting off
their employees and students early. A curfew tonight is eminent, according
to sources, as the elections results are being "prepared" for release at
some point in time, hopefully before the end of the day, Tuesday 24th
October, 2000
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  ABIDJAN, Oct 24 (AFP) - Ivory Coast election officials on Tuesday failed
to
resume publication of presidential election results as promised at 11:00
a.m.
(1100 GMT).
   However officials at the National Electoral Commission were preparing the
television studio from which the results from the election Sunday are to be
broadcast, an AFP correspondent said.
   The release of the results was postponed late Monday, fuelling fears that
General Robert Guei's military regime was trying to rig the figures.
   The delay triggered protests by supporters of his opponent Laurent
Gbagbo,
who claims to have captured 61 percent of the vote. The protests were
violently quelled by soldiers and gendarmes.
   Early results released Monday showed that Gbagbo had captured 51 percent
of
the votes against 40 percent for Guei. But the figures were based on only
eight percent of the ballots cast.
   so/crl/gd

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