On the streets of capital

Kyodo News said voter turnout stood at 54.49 percent, up 10.5 points from the previous election.

Mouambenga Marius, chief of the nation's election denver broncos jerseys observers' organization, told Xinhua at the Marie de Quenze voting station that all work proceeded normally on the voting day. He said the election had been peaceful and orderly so far.

    On the streets of capital Brazzaville, a city of just over one million population, pedestrians or vehicles were rarely seen on the election day. At voting stations, people came in small groups to cast their ballots.

    "I'd like to thank all the people involved in organizing this election. People had feared there could be violence but I see the voting stations here are peaceful, I saw the policemen helping disabled people to come to vote," said Catherine Milandou, a voter.

An election official presents a voting certificate at a polling station in Brazzaville, capital of Republic of Congo, July 12, 2009.

 The voters are each given 13 ballots. They deliver one wholesale nfl jerseys for their favored candidate and tear off the other 12 sheets. The election committee said there are over 5,000 voting stations nationwide set for the presidential race.