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Its election day for the Assembly of First Nations, where chiefs in the assembly or their proxies will decide whos best suited to lead the organization after several turbulent years.

OTTAWA - It's election day for the Assembly of First Nations, where chiefs in the assembly or their proxies will decide who's best suited to lead the organization after several turbulent years.

Two of the six candidates in this week's vote for chief of the Assembly of First Nations are from Saskatchewan.

The Assembly of First Nations national chief election is underway with three front-runners and no winner emerging after a first-ballot vote on Wednesday, setting the stage for a potentially drawn-out, multi-round contest lasting into the evening.

Six people were competing to become the next national chief as the organization seeks to enhance its national credibility and presence

Assembly of First Nations organizers sent delegates home without a new national chief late Wednesday after six rounds of balloting failed to produce a winner with enough votes to clear the 60 per cent threshold necessary for victory.

It's election day for the Assembly of First Nations, where chiefs in the assembly or their proxies will decide who's best suited to lead the organization.

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