Results are expected in the course of the evenin
Some 215,000 citizens are registered to vote in the ballot pitting Guelleh, 73, against a little-known businessman widely seen to pose little threat to the strongman, who inherited power in 1999..
After voting in the capital city, where most of Djibouti s one million people reside, Guelleh said he was very, very confident of victory and praised the trouble-free conduct of the electoral exercise.
Election observers said the process was rolling out smoothly, although voters were in no rush to cast their ballots.
Djibouti s main opposition parties boycotted the vote, leaving Zakaria Ismail Farah, a 56-year-old political newcomer and importer of cleaning products, as Guelleh s only challenger.
Présidentielle à Djibouti: Ismaël Omar Guelleh face à Zakaria Ismail Farah
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