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(27 Oct 2000) Eng/French/Nat XFA Political leaders were in negotiations on Friday aimed at stemming violence that has been tearing at this West African nation. The talks came after brutal clashes between backers of the new president, Laurent Gbagbo, and those of a rival political leader demanding a new vote. Dozens of people were believed to be killed in the fighting on Thursday that saw mosques and churches burned. The violence marred Gbagbo's inauguration at the marble-halled presidential palace on Thursday - a day after he was swept into power in a popular uprising that forced junta leader Gen. Robert Guei to flee. Afterward, Gbagbo rejected a new ballot, as demanded by rival Alassane Dramane Ouattara, Ivory Coast's most popular opposition figure. Gbagbo refused to undergo another presidential election. Gbagbo and Ouattara met Friday morning at the new president's residence, where they discussed the formation of a government, the role of the army in street protests and the establishment of new state institutions. The two leaders then shook hands and sat side by side on a sofa smiling for the cameras. The demands for a new vote come after a flawed presidential election Sunday in which Guei and Gbagbo were the main candidates. When Guei tried to claim victory in the vote, he was ousted. Ouattara, thought to have more support than Gbagbo, was barred from the vote by the Supreme Court, as were many other candidates, including those of the Democratic Party. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan backed the calls for new presidential elections Thursday, saying the conditions were now right to put in place a democratic process to let the country's people freely elect a leader. Gbagbo was expected to announce his Cabinet later Friday. SOUNDBITE: (English) "My first priority is to burry the militants who died yesterday during the demonstrations, about 40 of them, and also several hundreds who have been hurt, but entering into a government can not be a priority of the Rally of the Republicans" SUPER CAPTION: Alassane Dramane Ouattara, Leader Rally of the Republicans SOUNDBITE: (French) "We have explained to the President Laurent Gbagbo that the first priority is to cry and burry the militants who died, to give medical care to those who need it, and that his arrival to power is not the priority right now. " SUPER CAPTION: Alassane Dramane Ouattara, Leader Rally of the Republicans SOUNDBITE: (French) "In front of the sovereign people of the Ivory Coast , I swear on my honor, to respect and to loyally defend the constitution, to protect the rights and freedom of the citizens, to fullfill my duty properly in the unrest of the nation. If I break my sermon, the people should rightfully mistrust me and I should follow the consequences according to the law." SUPER CAPTION: Laurent Gbagbo, New President of the Ivory Coast Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...