Elections in Guinea
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Voters must be at least 18 years old and Guinean citizens in full possession of civil and political rights.[2] Candidates must be at 18, either Guinean by citizenship or naturalized and resident in the country for at least 10 years.[2] There are also various disqualifications.[2]
History
When Guinea gained its independence from France in 1958, Ahmed Sékou Touré became its first president, as his Parti démocratique de Guinée (DPG, Democratic Party of Guinea) had won 56 of 60 seats in the 1957 Territorial Assembly election.[3] By 1960, he had declared the DPG the only legal party, so, for the next 24 years, all the voters could do was elect the DPG candidates to the National Assembly, while Touré ran unopposed for the presidency three more times.[4]
After Touré's death in 1984, Colonels
Shortly after Conté's death in December 2008, Moussa Dadis Camara seized power.[4][7] In December 2009, Camara was shot in the head in an assassination attempt and left the country to obtain medical care.[4][7] The following month, Camara agreed to a return to civilian rule.
No candidate won a majority of the votes in the first round of the
Latest elections
2015 presidential election
Alpha Condé is re-elected.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Condé | Rally of the Guinean People | 2,285,827 | 57.85 |
| Cellou Dalein Diallo | Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea | 1,242,362 | 31.44 |
| Sidya Touré | Union of Republican Forces | 237,549 | 6.01 |
| Faya Lansana Millimouno | Liberal Bloc | 54,718 | 1.38 |
| El Hadj Papa Koly Kourouma | Generations for Reconciliation, Union, and Prosperity | 51,750 | 1.31 |
| Lansana Kouyaté | National Party for Hope and Development | 45,962 | 1.16 |
| Ghandi Faraguet Tounkara | Guinean Union for Democracy and Development | 19,840 | 0.50 |
| Marie Madeilein Dioubaté | Guinea Ecologists Party | 13,214 | 0.33 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 179,804 | – | |
| Total | 4,131,026 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,042,634 | 68.36 | |
| Source: CENI (98.2% of polling stations reporting) | |||
2020 legislative election
The elections were boycotted by the main opposition parties. As a result, President Condé's party won a supermajority of seats.
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| Party | Constituency | Proportional | Total seats |
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||||||
| Rally of the Guinean People–Rainbow | 2,417,476 | 88.94 | 37 | 1,591,650 | 55.27 | 42 | 79 | +26 | ||||||
| Guinean Democratic Union | 56,085 | 2.06 | 0 | 151,576 | 5.26 | 4 | 4 | New | ||||||
| Guinean Popular Democratic Movement | 74,343 | 2.73 | 0 | 113,702 | 3.95 | 3 | 3 | New | ||||||
| New Democratic Forces | 4,711 | 0.17 | 1 | 76,612 | 2.66 | 2 | 3 | New | ||||||
| Union for Progress and Renewal | 14,597 | 0.54 | 0 | 76,512 | 2.66 | 2 | 2 | +1 | ||||||
| Rally for the Integrated Development of Guinea | 23,901 | 0.88 | 0 | 76,412 | 2.65 | 2 | 2 | +1 | ||||||
| Union of the Forces of Change | – | – | – | 76,208 | 2.65 | 2 | 2 | New | ||||||
| Democratic Alternation for Reform–Constructive Opposition Bloc | – | – | – | 76,188 | 2.65 | 2 | 2 | New | ||||||
| Guinea for Democracy and Balance | 31,671 | 1.16 | 0 | 76,012 | 2.64 | 2 | 2 | New | ||||||
| Guinean Party for Renaissance and Progress | – | – | – | 39,706 | 1.38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Afia Party | – | – | – | 39,126 | 1.36 | 1 | 1 | +1 | ||||||
| Civic Generation | – | – | – | 39,106 | 1.36 | 1 | 1 | +1 | ||||||
| Forces of Integrity for Development | – | – | – | 39,106 | 1.36 | 1 | 1 | New | ||||||
| Guinean Party for Progress and Development | – | – | – | 38,430 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 | +1 | ||||||
| Rally for Renaissance and Development | 10,608 | 0.39 | 0 | 38,310 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 | New | ||||||
Party for Peace and Development |
– | – | – | 38,176 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 | New | ||||||
| Alliance for National Renewal | – | – | – | 37,906 | 1.32 | 1 | 1 | New | ||||||
| Union of Democratic Forces | 13,923 | 0.51 | 0 | 37,900 | 1.32 | 1 | 1 | +1 | ||||||
| Movement of Patriots for Development | – | – | – | 29,996 | 1.04 | 1 | 1 | New | ||||||
| Alliance for National Renewal | – | – | – | 29,800 | 1.03 | 1 | 1 | New | ||||||
| New Generation for the Republic | 12,917 | 0.47 | 0 | 29,800 | 1.03 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Guinea United for Development | – | – | – | 29,140 | 1.01 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| PDG–RDA | – | – | – | 27,640 | 0.96 | 1 | 1 | +1 | ||||||
| Rally for a Prosperous Guinea | – | – | – | 27,400 | 0.95 | 1 | 1 | +1 | ||||||
| Democratic Party of Conservatives | 16,441 | 0.60 | 0 | 12,324 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||
| Guinean Party of the Renaissance | – | – | – | 10,204 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||
| Union for the Defence of Republican Interests | 24,046 | 0.88 | 0 | 7,536 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||
| Guinean Rally for Unity and Development | – | – | – | 5,494 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Rally for the Republic | – | – | – | 5,422 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||
| Pan-African Party of Guinea | – | – | – | 2,550 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||
| Alliance of Forces for Change | 4,698 | 0.17 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | ||||||
| Party of the National Defense for Development | 1,333 | 0.05 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | ||||||
| Party New Vision | 8,038 | 0.30 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 252,940 | – | – | 126,111 | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| Total | 2,968,087 | 100 | 38 | 3,006,055 | 100 | 76 | 114 | 0 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,179,600 | 57.30 | – | 5,179,600 | 58.04 | |||||||||
| Source: CENI Archived 2021-01-01 at the Wayback Machine, CC | ||||||||||||||
Election commission
The Independent National Electoral Commission (French: Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante, CENI) is the election commission in Guinea.[12] The body was established in November 2007.[13]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Oct. 11, 2015: Republic of Guinea". International Foundation for Electoral Systems.
- ^ a b c d "Guinea Assemblée nationale (National Assembly): Electoral System". Inter-Parliamentary Union.
- ^ "Elections in Guinea: 31 March 1957 Territorial Assembly Election". africanelections.tripod.com. African Elections Database.
- ^ a b c d e Tyson Roberts (20 October 2015). "5 things you should know about Guinea's (peaceful!) election". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b c d "Guinea Parliamentary Chamber: Assemblée nationale: Elections Held in 1995". Inter-Parliamentary Union.
- ^ "Lansana Conté". The Telegraph. 30 December 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f "Guinea profile - Timeline". BBC. 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Guinea Assemblée nationale (National Assembly): Elections in 2002". Inter-Parliamentary Union.
- ^ "Guinea Assemblée nationale (National Assembly): Last Elections". Inter-Parliamentary Union.
- ^ "Guinea: Strengthening Guinea's Democratic Institutions". National Democratic Institute.
- ^ Dionne Searcey (1 November 2015). "Guinea President's Re-election Confirmed Despite Fraud Complaints". The New York Times.
- ^ "La Mission d'observation électorale de l'Union européenne encourage la CENI à publier tous les résultats détaillés par bureau de vote dans les plus brefs délais au niveau central" (PDF) (in French). European External Action Service. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Elections in doubt for 2008". IRIN. 28 June 2008.
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