breea is one of the poorest parts of one of the poorest countries in africa. former president francios bozize neglected this region where the seleca tapped into feelings of discontent. the country has diamondss. >> translation: this country has never known good governance so the process has to start now, putting in place an accountable government. accountability is at the heart of getting this right, the sense that the government in bang eau can't do what it wants-- bangui. >> reporter: they hope the election is fair and peaceful. >> translation: i tell people in church to leave the past in the past. we need to find a new way of developing to build roads and fields. >> reporter: the fighters have been handing in their weapons for a place in the work program. we're told this is a fraction of what is out there, but as this country tries to move forward it has to start somewhere >>> clearly huge challenges ahead for the winner of this vote. how difficult is it going to be to reunite the country? >> reporter: it will be extremely difficult not only because of the

. >> reporter: this is breea, the hard of the seleca rebellion. when the mostly muslim group was driven from power, christians took revenge and most left their homes. the country has been devastated. wednesday's election to replace an tim government has-- interim government has been delayed five times. preparations are going down to the wire. >> translation: it seems there was a technical problem with the printing of the ballot papers. candidates challenge their exclusion and won. so they had to be reprinted. >> reporter: this election material has just arrived a day before the vote. some of it needs to get to polling stations 175 kilometres away. it is a huge, huge challenge. it is one of the poorest parts of one of the poorest countries in africa. former president president francios bozize neglected this region with the seleca tapped into feelings of discontent. investment and employment is badly needed here. >> this country has never really known good governance. so the process has to start now of constructing that, of putting in place an accou