US EditionJunta leader is declared the winner of Guinea’s presidential election
Doumbouya won with 86.7% amid a weakened opposition after a constitutional change allowed military candidates and extended presidential terms, with 80.9% voter turnout, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Djenabou Touré of the General Directorate of Elections provisionally declared General Mamady Mamadi Doumbouya elected in the December 28, 2025 presidential vote.
- A September referendum rewrote the constitution to allow military officers to run and opened the path for Doumbouya's candidacy in the first election since the 2021 coup led by Doumbouya that ousted Alpha Condé, ousted former president.
- Partial results indicated Doumbouya with 86.72% of votes, while turnout was 80.95% of 6.7 million registered voters, on Tuesday.
- Critics argue the election served to legitimise Doumbouya's continued stay in power, as he had pledged not to run but secured a sweeping majority amid opposition weakened by bans and more than 50 dissolved parties.
- Economically, the result secures junta control over the 75% Chinese-owned Simandou iron ore project, despite World Food Program data showing over half of Guinea's 15 million face poverty amid regional coups since 2020.
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The author of the coup d'état of 5 September 2021 was declared the winner of the election, which was held on 28 December, with a score of nearly 87%. Without wetting the shirt during the election campaign.
Africa Intelligence Brief — December 31, 2025
Year-end positioning in Africa is about control and credibility. Control of ballots, borders, and permits. Credibility in FX, trade access, and the institutions that keep capital moving. 1. Guinea — Doumbouya’s election win hardens the “resource-state” direction Guinea’s junta leader Mamady Doumbouya was declared the winner of the presidential election with a large majority in […]
Mamady Doumbouya, leader of the Guinean military junta, was declared a winner in the presidential elections held on Sunday in the African country. According to local media such as Media Guinée, the coup leader was imposed with 86.7% of the votes in votes marked by a lack of major rivals. The Directorate General of Elections (DGE) detailed that in the second place was the leader of the Democratic Front of Guinea, Abdoulaye Yero Baldé, who reached…
Doumbouya declared winner of presidential elections in Guinea
After centralizing, verifying, and compiling the provisional results of the first round of voting, I declare that Doumbouya reached an absolute majority in these elections, Djenabou Toure, director of the General Directorate of Elections, told the press. According to the source, in the election where eight other candidates competed, Abdoulaye Balde, leader of the Democratic Front of Guinea party, came in second with 6,6% of the vote, while the r…
Guinea junta leader Doumbouya wins controversial election by landslide
Guinea’s junta chief Mamady Doumbouya has been elected president with an overwhelming majority, according to provisional results released by the country’s election commission. Doumbouya had vowed not to seek office after seizing power four years ago.
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