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Guyana Votes Amid Oil Boom, Venezuela Tensions

The incumbent Irfaan Ali (L), opposition candidate Aubrey Norton (C) and billionaire Azruddin Mohamed are the three main contenders in Guyana's presidential elections (Credit: AFP)

Guyana voted Monday in elections to decide who will manage the South American nation's new oil riches, as tensions rose in a territorial dispute with neighbor Venezuela.

As some 750,000 eligible voters began casting their ballots for one of six presidential hopefuls, Venezuela said its neighbor was "trying to create a war front."

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