Guinea-Bissau’s president dissolves the nation’s parliament after last week’s failed coup

Guinea-Bissau's president dissolves parliament amid claim of failed coup

Umaro Sissoco Embalo says date for holding next legislative elections will be set in due time - Anadolu Ajansı

Guinea-Bissau's president issues decree dissolving parliament

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo issued a decree Monday dissolving the nation’s opposition-controlled parliament, less than six months after it was reconstituted following a similar move by the president in 2022. Embalo cited last week's shootout between troops loyal to him and forces controlled by the parliament, which he described as a failed coup. "The date for holding the next legislative elections will be set in due time in acco…

Guinea-Bissau dissolves parliament after coup bid

The president of Guinea-Bissau issued a decree on Monday dissolving the parliament after an attempted coup in the West African nation. Violence had erupted between members of the national guard and special forces of the presidential guard on Thursday night in the capital Bissau, leaving two people dead before the army ordered its forces back to barracks. ALSO READ: Tonne of cocaine seized in Guinea-Bissau ‘disappeared’, says police President Uma…

Guinea-Bissau dissolves parliament after coup bid

BISSAU - The president of Guinea-Bissau dissolved parliament on Monday ahead of fresh elections, saying an "attempted coup" had plunged the West African nation into a new crisis.

Guinea-Bissau: President dissolves parliament after coup bid

The leader of the West African nation has descibed a "grave political crisis," neccessitating the move, but the opposition says President Embalo is himself conducting a "constitutional coup d'etat."