No new pope after first vote

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The 115 cardinal electors fail to elect a pope after the first round of voting in the historic conclave

BLACK SMOKE. Cardinals fail to elect a pope after the conclave began on March 12. Photo from AFP
The first black smoke emerged from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel roof on Tuesday, signalling that the cardinals meeting in a secret conclave have failed in their first vote to elect a new pope. As the smoke billowed out of the chimney, tens of thousands of onlookers in St Peter’s Square cheered in excitement or booed in mock disappointment.


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