One party state': Guinea dissolves main opposition parties

"The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation issued the decree late on Friday, citing the parties' failure to meet their legal obligations. Beyond stripping them of their legal status, the order froze their assets and banned the use of their names, logos and emblems, with a government-appointed curator assigned to oversee the transfer of their holdings."

"UFDG leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, speaking from exile, accused Doumbouya of dismantling democratic life to entrench his grip on power. In a video posted to Facebook on Sunday, he said the dissolution was part of a deliberate drive to build a party-state and urged supporters to rise as one against a government that had lasted far too long."

"Ibrahima Diallo, a leader in the pro-democracy National Front for the Defence of the Constitution, said the move had formalised a dictatorship and warned that Guinea was sinking into profound uncertainty. The crackdown is the latest in a sustained campaign against dissent under Doumbouya, who seized power in a 2021 coup."

Guinea's government has dissolved 40 political parties through a decree issued by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, citing failure to meet legal obligations. The three most prominent dissolved parties are the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), the Rally of the Guinean People (RPG), and the Union of Republican Forces (UFR). The decree strips parties of legal status, freezes their assets, and bans use of their names, logos, and emblems, with government-appointed curators overseeing asset transfers. Opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, speaking from exile, accused President Mamady Doumbouya of dismantling democratic institutions to consolidate power and called on supporters to resist. Pro-democracy activists describe the action as formalizing dictatorship and establishing single-party rule.

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