CONAKRY, June 5 (Reuters) – The coalition supporting Guinea’s President Mamady Doumbouya has secured a commanding majority in the West African nation’s parliament, according to election officials who announced results Friday. The victory strengthens the former coup leader’s control over the mineral-rich country.
While final seat allocations for Guinea’s 147-member legislature remain under review, preliminary data shows the Generation for Modernity and Development (GMD) coalition and its supporters captured no fewer than 100 seats, decisively defeating competing parties.
The electoral success is expected to reinforce Doumbouya’s authority as the nation’s leader. The former special forces officer took control through military action in 2021 before securing a seven-year presidential mandate in December, though his electoral victory faced challenges from political rivals.
Election participation reached 52.87% for the parliamentary races and 58.51% for municipal contests, which occurred concurrently on Sunday for local governing positions.
The nation’s chief electoral officer, Aminata Toure, announced Thursday that political organizations have an eight-day window to contest specific outcomes, with appropriate court systems handling any disagreements.
Official final tallies will be released once all challenges are addressed.
Key opposition movements were prohibited from Sunday’s voting process. Organizations linked to former President Alpha Conde and opposition figures Cellou Dalein Diallo and Sidya Toure faced dissolution.
Diallo, currently living abroad, issued a March appeal for “direct resistance” against Doumbouya following the administration’s decision to disband his party along with 37 additional political groups.
Government officials justified the dissolutions by citing the organizations’ failure to fulfill required legal duties, including submitting mandatory financial documentation.
