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Guinea votes in first election since 2021 coup with junta leader expected to win
General Mamady Doumbouya is poised to win amid a sidelined opposition and new constitution changes that extend presidential terms to seven years, with turnout reported at 86.42%.
- Guineans are voting for a new president in the first election since the 2021 coup, with junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya seen as the likely winner due to a weakened opposition and government control over the electoral process.
- Nearly 6.7 million voters are expected to participate at around 24,000 polling stations, with results anticipated within 48 hours, and a potential runoff if no candidate receives a majority.
- The election follows a history of coups in Guinea, and analysts highlight that civil liberties have been restricted, including the silencing of opposition leaders and limitations on media freedom.
- Critics point out that under Doumbouya, opposition voices are silenced, evident by the dissolution of over 50 political parties and the limited ability of civil society to operate freely.
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According to the first results, Junta leader Doumbouya is clearly in the lead in the presidential election in Guinea, West Africa.
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General Mamadi Doumbouya was a favourite, while the major opponents had been ruled out.
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According to the first results, Junta leader Mamady Doumbouya is clearly in the lead in the presidential election four years after the military coup in Guinea. In several already numbered constituencies of the capital Conakry, Doumbouya has received more than 80 percent of the votes, the election commission declared on the state television on Monday evening. It looks similar in other districts throughout the country. Doumbouya had seized power i…
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Leaning Left28Leaning Right21Center50Last UpdatedBias Distribution51% Center
Bias Distribution
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C 51%
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