"President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, first elected in 2019, is running for a second term despite initially pledging to serve only one. Sissoco Embalo sought to remind voters how much he had done for the country: "I have given my all to give Guinea-Bissau a second chance at the future. Do you really want to hand the country over to someone who has no vision for the future?" he asked."
"In 2023, he dissolved the opposition-controlled parliament after armed clashes which he described as an attempted coup. But critics saw this move as an effort to extend his mandate. "Although Embalo's official term ended in February 2025, he remained in office and spent the following months systematically sidelining the opposition," the journalist Bacar Camara told DW. Of the 14 parties competing for 102 parliamentary seats, only the pro-government platform No Kumpu Guine (Together for Guinea-Bissau) appears to have a realistic chance at winning a majority."
Umaro Sissoco Embalo, elected in 2019, is running for a second term despite an earlier pledge to serve only one term. In 2023 he dissolved the opposition-controlled parliament after armed clashes that he described as an attempted coup. Critics view the dissolution and subsequent actions as efforts to extend his mandate and to systematically sideline opponents. The Supreme Court disqualified the PAIGC-led Pai Terra Ranka coalition in October, officially over late document submission, though many observers consider the move politically motivated. Fourteen parties vie for 102 parliamentary seats, with the pro-government No Kumpu Guine platform most likely to win a majority. The judiciary has been accused of being weaponized against political rivals.
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