Guinea Military Junta set to hold presidential and legislative elections
Guinea could hold a presidential and legislative election this year, the government spokesman said on Thursday, more than three years after a junta seized power in a coup.
Under international pressure, the military leaders who took control in 2021 initially pledged to hold a constitutional referendum and hand power to elected civilians by the end of 2024 — but neither has happened.
Junta chief General Mamady Doumbouya said in a New Year’s speech that 2025 will be “a crucial electoral year to complete the return to constitutional order,” but authorities had not yet given a timeline.
In an interview with French broadcaster RFI, government spokesman Ousmane Gaoual Diallo said a constitutional referendum would be held “probably in May.”
Credit: AFP
