Guinea Sets Date for First Presidential Election Since 2021

(MENAFN) Guinea has revealed its intention to conduct its inaugural presidential election in four years, following a military takeover that dismantled the country’s civilian government in 2021.

The coup was justified by soldiers who accused the previous administration of corruption and poor management of public finances.

This announcement was made by military chief Mamadi Doumbouya through an official decree broadcast on a state media outlet late on Saturday.

According to the decree, “The date of the poll for the presidential election is set for Sunday, December 28, 2025, throughout the entire national territory.”

In recent years, other nations such as Chad and Gabon, both previously governed by military regimes, have also conducted elections to facilitate a formal return to civilian governance.

General Doumbouya seized control during a coup on September 5, 2021, marking Guinea’s third coup since gaining independence from France in 1958.

He removed President Alpha Conde, who had been the country’s first democratically elected civilian leader from 2010 and served just over ten years.

Conde’s controversial bid for a third term in 2020—enabled by constitutional amendments—triggered widespread protests.

Doumbouya accused Conde of “trampling” on citizens’ rights and driving the economy into a state of “dysfunction.” Shortly after taking power, Doumbouya declared the nation’s constitution null and void.

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