US EditionGuinea will hold first post-coup presidential election on Dec. 28
A constitutional referendum passed with 89% approval allows military leader Mamadi Doumbouya to potentially run in Guinea’s first presidential election since the 2021 coup.
- Guinea is scheduled to conduct its next presidential election on December 28, 2025, marking the first such vote since Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya seized power in a 2021 coup.
- Doumbouya's military junta missed the December 31, 2024 transition deadline, prompting opposition protests and constitutional changes allowing junta members to run for office.
- The constitutional referendum approved a new charter with 92% turnout and 89% approval, extending presidential terms to seven years and creating a Senate.
- Doumbouya has yet to announce whether he will participate in the upcoming election, while critics argue that the constitutional reforms could solidify military control under the guise of a democratic process.
- The election's credibility will impact Guinea’s stability, regional dynamics, and global resource markets given the country's bauxite and iron ore reserves.
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After a referendum contests, the transition fixes the president a hate. An acceleration that nourishes doubts about Doumbouya's ambitions.
This time will it be the right one? In Guinea, the transitional president Mamadi Doumbouya finally set the date of the presidential elections. It will be on 28 December. With the adoption by referendum of the new Constitution, the CNRD junta accelerates its timetable to complete the transition before the end of the year. Contrary to the initial commitment of General Doumbouya, the return to constitutional order will begin with the presidential e…
Guinea Sets December 28 Presidential Election, First Since 2021 Coup
Guinea will hold its first presidential election since the 2021 military coup on December 28, in a vote that could determine whether the West African nation transitions back to civilian rule or extends military dominance. Colonel Mamady Doumbouya seized power in a coup three years ago, part of a wave of military takeovers across West […] The post Guinea Sets December 28 Presidential Election, First Since 2021 Coup appeared first on Modern Diplom…
Guinea Prepares for First Presidential Election Since 2021 Coup
Guinea Prepares for First Presidential Election Since 2021 Coup Guinea is set to hold its first presidential election since the 2021 coup by General Mamadi Doumbouya. The election, announced for December 28, follows the Supreme Court's validation of a referendum allowing Doumbouya to potentially run for president.Despite earlier commitments to a democratic transition by December 2024, the ruling junta's inability to meet the timeline has led to …
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