Initial official results show junta leader Mamady Doumbouya won Guinea's presidential vote with 86.72% of the first-round tally and turnout reported at 80.95%. Major opposition figures were barred from running after a referendum that allowed junta members to stand and extended presidential terms. Opposition groups and some candidates have alleged irregularities including denied observer access and ballot stuffing, and have urged a boycott of the vote.
Guinea Junta Leader Mamady Doumbouya Declared President After Landslide Vote Amid Boycott Claims
Guinea junta chief and presidential candidate Mamady Doumbouya (CR) seized power four years ago (PATRICK MEINHARDT)(PATRICK MEINHARDT/AFP/AFP)
Initial results released by Guinea's election authority on Tuesday show junta leader Mamady Doumbouya has been declared president after winning an overwhelming share of the vote, reversing an earlier pledge not to contest the presidency after seizing power in 2021.
Official Results and Turnout
The General Directorate of Elections reported Doumbouya won 86.72% of the first-round vote, comfortably exceeding the threshold that would have forced a runoff. Voter turnout was reported at 80.95%, according to Djenabou Touré, head of the elections directorate.
Geographic Support
Partial official tallies read on state broadcaster RTG showed Doumbouya leading by large margins in many districts of the capital, Conakry, often taking more than 80% of votes. He also registered commanding leads in Coyah (near Conakry), Boffa and Fria in the west, Gaoual in the northwest, Koundara and Labé in the north, and Nzérékoré in the southeast.
Opposition Exclusions and Allegations
Key opposition figures were barred from running under changes to the constitution approved in a recent referendum that also permitted junta members to stand and extended presidential terms from five to seven years (renewable once). Several excluded leaders live in exile or were ruled ineligible under age or residency rules.
“A huge majority of Guineans chose to boycott the electoral charade,” said the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution.
Opposition candidates and observers raised serious concerns. Candidate Abdoulaye Yero Baldé alleged his observers were denied access to some vote-counting centres and reported instances of ballot stuffing. Faya Millimono described pressure on voters and what he called "electoral banditry."
Background
Doumbouya, a former special forces commander, led the September 2021 coup that toppled President Alpha Condé. Since then, authorities have tightened restrictions on civil liberties, banned public protests, and prosecuted or driven some opponents into exile.
Note: These are initial, commission-published results and have been disputed by opposition groups and civil movements. Further certification or legal challenges may follow.
