US EditionGuinea votes in first election since 2021 coup with junta leader expected to win
With main opposition sidelined or exiled, junta leader General Mamady Doumbouya is set to win amid heavy security and 6.7 million registered voters nationwide, officials said.
- On Sunday, Guinean voters chose their president in an election capping a four-year transition after the 2021 coup, with Mamady Doumbouya the clear favourite and main opposition leaders barred.
- Guinea's new constitution allowed junta members to stand and lengthened presidential terms from five to seven years, renewable once, while Doumbouya reneged on a pledge not to run and cracked down on opponents.
- Electoral authorities reported a provisional 85 percent turnout shortly after voting ended, with some 6.8 million eligible voters choosing among nine approved candidates as special forces escorted Doumbouya and armoured vehicles patrolled Conakry.
- Opposition figures immediately said the vote was `an electoral charade` after being excluded, while provisional results were expected within two days. Doumbouya looked set to win against eight rivals.
- UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Friday the campaign had been `marked by intimidation of opposition actors, apparently politically-motivated enforced disappearances, and constraints on media freedom`, and security forces in Conakry said Saturday they had `neutralised` armed group members.
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Modern GhanaGuinea junta strongman headed for victory in presidential vote
CONAKRY — Guineans vote in a presidential election Sunday with victory all but assured for Mamady Doumbouya, a general who led the junta that seized power in the west African...
The Guineans were voting calmly on Sunday to elect their president, four years after General Mamadi Doumbouya took power.
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