US EditionCoup Leader Expected to Stay in Power in Guinea Presidential Vote
Junta leader Mamady Doumbouya is set to secure a seven-year term amid sidelined opposition and a new constitution allowing military candidates, with 6.7 million voters registered.
- Gen. Doumbouya is expected to stay in power in Guinea's presidential vote, having clamped down on opposition and dissent since ousting former President Condé four years ago.
- Despite Guinea's rich mineral resources, over half of its 15 million people experience poverty and food insecurity, according to the World Food Program.
- The election will be held under a new constitution that allows military leaders to run and extends the presidential term to seven years, approved in a referendum boycotted by opposition.
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The presidential elections in Guinea are scheduled for 28 December 2025. Mamadi Doumbouya, who has led the country since the coup d'état of September 2021, is among the nine candidates. RFI presents them in alphabetical order.
Coup Leader Expected to Stay in Power in Guinea Presidential Vote - Other Media news
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya is expected to coast to victory in a presidential election on Sunday, buoyed by the launch of a long-awaited iron ore mega-mine and weak competition from a fragmented field of challengers.
In the run-up to the presidential election on 28 December, where the victory of Mamadi Doumbouya is hardly in doubt, the putschist general cultivates the references to Sekou Touré, the father of the country's independence. At the risk of awakening, in part of the population, the wounds of this dark period.
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