"For more than four years now, General Mamady Doumbouya has been serving as Guinea's "transitional president," having led a coup d'etat against then-President Alpha Conde on September 5, 2021. Doumbouya had originally promised to return power to civilians, but it appears that he has changed his mind, as he is now running for the election scheduled for December 28. The country's new constitution, which was adopted in September, will allow the future president to serve a seven-year term."
"Guinea's new constitution also stipulates that presidential candidates must have their main residence in the country. Using this new prerequisite, two opposition heavyweights living in exile were stopped from running for office in one fell swoop: Former Prime Minister Sidya Toure, chairman of the Union of Republican Forces Republicaines (UFR) party, and former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo, chairman of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG) party."
"The suspension was initially intended to last for 90 days, but in the case of the UFDG, that has now been extended: In a statement issued two weeks before the election, the Guinean Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization said that the documents submitted by the party showed "significant shortcomings" for its participation. It added that the UFDG now has six months to "bring its political organization fully into line with the new legal provisions.""
General Mamady Doumbouya has served as Guinea's transitional president since leading a coup d'etat against then-President Alpha Conde on September 5, 2021. Doumbouya is running in the December 28 presidential election despite earlier promises to return power to civilians. The constitution adopted in September permits a seven-year presidential term. Nine candidates appear on the ballot, but most rivals are little known after leading opposition figures were excluded. A new residency requirement barred exiled politicians Sidya Toure and Cellou Dalein Diallo. Authorities suspended the UFDG, cited significant shortcomings in its paperwork, and gave it six months to comply with new legal provisions.
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