US EditionGuinea's Junta Suspends Three Main Political Parties
The junta cites administrative failures to justify suspensions amid accusations of a power consolidation ahead of the September 21 constitutional referendum.
- Guinea's ruling military junta on Saturday ordered the suspension of three major opposition parties, including Alpha Condé's Rally of the Guinean People, for three months, citing that `These parties have not fulfilled the obligations required of them`.
- Citing administrative failings, the junta said the move was necessary because the political arena must be `sanitised`, delaying the campaign period start on August 31 ahead of the draft referendum on September 21.
- Human-Rights monitors note the junta has repeatedly cracked down on dissent and independent media, with international rights groups condemning the repression and a demonstrations ban since 2022 alongside March suspensions of 28 parties and dissolution of 27 others.
- Opposition parties and civil society groups planned demonstrations from September 5 to denounce what they describe as a power grab by General Mamadi Doumbouya, rejecting the September 21 referendum as an attempt to entrench military rule.
- The draft constitution could remove bans on military figures running, conflicting with the transition charter drawn up shortly after the 2021 coup that barred Doumbouya from contesting elections.
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Daily Lead PakistanGuinea’s junta suspends three main political parties
Ahead of a controversial constitutional referendum campaign, Guinea’s military junta moves to suspend three major political parties, including that of former President Alpha Conde, for three months.
In Guinea, three political parties, including the two main formations of the country, have been suspended: the UFDG, led by former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo, the RPG, former ruling party of Alpha Condé and the PRP. These suspensions take place while the campaign for the constitutional referendum was due to open this Sunday, which was finally postponed to 31 August, according to a decree read last night on public television.
Guinea junta suspends three main political parties
CONAKRY - Guinea’s junta has suspended three main political parties — including that of former president Alpha Conde — for three months, ahead of an electoral campaign for a rewrite of the constitution, according to an order seen by AFP on Saturday.
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