A woman walks past a crumbling colonial building in Guinea-Bissau's capital Bissau March 22, 2012. Former Guinea Bissau prime minister Carlos Gomes Junior scored 49 percent in Sunday's presidential election, poll authorities said on Wednesday, well ahead of his main rival but just short of the absolute majority needed to avoid a second round. REUTERS/Joe Penney (GUINEA-BISSAU - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS SOCIETY)

Guinea Bissau's ruling party presidential candidate Carlos Gomes Junior (C) waits to speak to supporters at his party's headquarters in the capital Bissau, March 21, 2012. Guinea Bissau's former prime minister Gomes Junior scored 49 percent in a presidential election, poll authorities said on Wednesday, well ahead of his main rival but just short of the absolute majority needed to avoid a second round. EUTERS/Joe Penney (GUINEA-BISSAU - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Guinea Bissau's ruling party presidential candidate Carlos Gomes Junior speaks to supporters at his party's headquarters in the capital Bissau, March 21, 2012. Guinea Bissau's former prime minister Gomes Junior scored 49 percent in a presidential election, poll authorities said on Wednesday, well ahead of his main rival but just short of the absolute majority needed to avoid a second round.
REUTERS/Joe Penney (GUINEA-BISSAU - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Guinea-Bissau ruling party presidential candidate Carlos Gomes Junior poses for a picture in his residence in the capital Bissau March 15, 2012. The tiny, unstable West-African country will elect a new president on Sunday after former president Malam Bacai Sanha died in a Paris hospital in January. Picture taken March 15, 2012. REUTERS/Joe Penney (GUINEA-BISSAU - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Guinea-Bissau ruling party presidential candidate Carlos Gomes Junior poses for a picture in his residence in the capital Bissau March 15, 2012. The tiny, unstable West-African country will elect a new president on Sunday after former president Malam Bacai Sanha died in a Paris hospital in January. Picture taken March 15, 2012. REUTERS/Joe Penney (GUINEA-BISSAU - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS HEADSHOT)

People attend a campaign rally for Guinea-Bissau's ruling party presidential candidate Carlos Gomes Junior in the capital Bissau March 15, 2012. The tiny, unstable West-African country will elect a new president on Sunday after former President Malam Bacai Sanha died in a Paris hospital January 9, 2012. REUTERS/Joe Penney (GUINEA BISSAU - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

A woman walks past a statue of Guinea-Bissau liberation hero Amilcar Cabral at the ruling party headquarters in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau March 15, 2012. The tiny, unstable West-African country will elect a new president on Sunday after former President Malam Bacai Sanha died in a Paris hospital January 9, 2012. REUTERS/Joe Penney (GUINEA BISSAU - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

A man walks by a campaign poster for Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Carlos Gomes Junior in the capital Bissau March 15, 2012. The tiny, unstable West-African country will elect a new president on Sunday after former President Malam Bacai Sanha died in a Paris hospital January 9, 2012. REUTERS/Joe Penney (GUINEA-BISSAU - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Women arrange fabric for a political campaign rally in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau March 15, 2012. The tiny, unstable West-African country will elect a new president on Sunday after former President Malam Bacai Sanha died in a Paris hospital January 9, 2012. REUTERS/Joe Penney (GUINEA-BISSAU - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

A man comforts a woman as she cries during the funeral of Guinea-Bissau's President Malam Bacai Sanha in Bissau January 15, 2012. Guinea-Bissau buried Sanha on Sunday, and its interim leader appealed to all factions in the country to avoid a power struggle before new elections to choose a successor. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun (GUINEA-BISSAU - Tags: OBITUARY POLITICS MILITARY)

Armed soldiers stand guard next to the coffin of Guinea-Bissau's President Malam Bacai Sanha in the national assembly in Bissau January 15, 2012. Guinea-Bissau buried Sanha on Sunday, and its interim leader appealed to all factions in the country to avoid a power struggle before new elections to choose a successor. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun (GUINEA-BISSAU - Tags: OBITUARY POLITICS MILITARY)