US EditionGuinea’s junta leader decides to run for president 4 years after leading a coup
- On Monday, Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya submitted his bid at the Supreme Court, contradicting an earlier pledge not to run, filing in person flanked by soldiers and wearing black sunglasses.
- Constitutional and electoral changes included a new constitution approved in a recent referendum allowing transition members to run, and a new electoral body with two leaders appointed by decree.
- Two major opposition parties, RPG Arc en Ciel and UFDG, have been excluded while Cellou Dalein Diallo and Sidya Toure have been forced into exile and Aliou Bah remains imprisoned.
- The December 28 vote, Guinea's first presidential election since the 2021 coup, faces major questions about inclusiveness and credibility with key political forces excluded.
- The Supreme Court has until November 13 to publish the final candidate list amid public shock over the 875m Guinean francs deposit and Doumbouya's closest collaborators calling for `continuity`.
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Four years after his coup d'état, the head of the junta intends to close, for the form, the period of military transition during the election which will take place at the end of December.
General Mamadi Doumbouya will have waited until the last day, on Monday 3 November, to file with the Supreme Court his application for presidential office on 28 December. Indeed, this Monday evening, at 11:59 p.m., the deadline for the submission of candidatures expired. The Supreme Court now has ten days to examine the files. One thing is already certain: the heavyweights of the opposition will be absent from the race.
Guinea's junta leader decides to run for president four years after ...
Ottumwa Courier
Guinea’s junta leader decides to run for president four years after leading a coup
Guinea’s junta leader has submitted his bid to run for president in the election scheduled for December 28. The submission on Monday contradicts his earlier promise not to be a candidate after he led soldiers in seizing power four years…
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