US EditionGuinea Kicks Off Referendum Amid Media Crackdown
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The draft new Constitution, which must put an end to the political transition since General Doumbouya took power in 2021, will be submitted on 21 September to the vote of some 6.7 million voters.
Guinea kicks off referendum amid media crackdown
Guinea Referendum: New Media Coverage Guidelines Amidst Criticism** This weekend marks the start of the campaign for the constitutional referendum in Guinea. The High Authority of Communication (HAC), which oversees media regulations, has unveiled new guidelines for coverage.
The campaign for a calm referendum in Conakry was launched on Sunday 31 August. Neither the government nor the suspended opposition political parties - and thus banned from carrying out political activities - conducted a meeting to call for a vote on 21 September. Only a few movements of support to the Transition authorities carried out festive activities.
Guinea is about to vote on 21 September 2025 for a crucial constitutional referendum, four years after the coup d'état that brought General Mamadi Doumbouya to power, with the aim of adopting a new Constitution that will put an end to the political transition and pave the way for a return to constitutional order.
6.7 million voters are called upon to vote on a new Guinean Constitution on 21 September. Without a real opposition to the general in chief and with muzzled media, the campaign, which started on 31 August, looks like a democratic XXL-class parody, worries the opposition press.
Less than a month from the constitutional referendum of 21 September, the Guinean junta is increasing its manoeuvres to rule out its opponents and open the way for the supreme judiciary to General Mamadi Doumbouya. At RFI's microphone, François Sudan analyses a carefully orchestrated political strategy.
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