"Guinea's military leader Mamdi Doumbouya was declared winner of the presidential election held over the weekend, provisional results showed Tuesday. Doumbouya, who seized power in a coup in 2021, won 86.72% of the vote, according to the General Directorate of Elections. He was widely expected to win election. Major opposition figures were either barred or were in exile, leaving a fragmented field with no strong challengers. Opposition leaders had called for a boycott of the vote."
"the junta leader reversed course after a new constitution in September lifted the ban on military officers seeking office and extended presidential terms to seven years. Civil liberties advocates have raised concerns over a crackdown on protesters and a deterioration in press freedom under Doumbouya's rule. A citizen's collective, National Front for the Defence of the Constitution, said many voters stayed away from the 'electoral charade.'"
Mamdi Doumbouya was declared winner with 86.72% of the vote according to the General Directorate of Elections. Several major opposition figures were either barred from contesting or were in exile, leaving a fragmented field with no strong challengers. Opposition leaders called for a boycott and some groups described the process as an electoral charade. The election commission reported turnout of 80.95%, a figure disputed by opposition groups. A new constitution in September lifted the ban on military officers seeking office and extended presidential terms to seven years. Civil liberties advocates raised concerns about a crackdown on protesters and a deterioration in press freedom under Doumbouya's rule.
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