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This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
Guinea

Guinea elects on national level a head of state—the president—and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 114 members, elected for a four-year term, 38 members in single-seat constituencies and 76 members by proportional representation.

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Latest elections[edit]

2010 Presidential elections[edit]

Alpha Condé became the first president democratically elected in 52 years since Guinea's independence in 1958.


e • d Summary of the 2010 Guinean presidential election results
Candidates Parties First round Second round
% Votes %
Alpha Condé RPG 18.25 1,474,973 52.52
Cellou Dalein Diallo UFDG 43.69 1,333,666 47.48
Sidya Touré UFR 13.02
Lansana Kouyaté PEDN 7.04
Papa Koly Kouroumah RDR 5.74
Ibrahima Abe Sylla NGR 3,23
Jean Marc Telliano RDIG 2.33
Aboubacar Somparé PUP 0.95
Boubacar Barry PNR 0.80
Ousmane Bah UPR 0.68
Ibrahima Kassory Fofana GPT 0.66
Ousmane Kaba PLUS 0.54
François Lounceny Fall FUDEC 0.46
Elhadj Mamadou Sylla UDG 0.45
Saran Daraba Kaba CDP 0.39
Mamady Diawara PTS 0.31
Boubacar Bah ADPG 0.30
Alpha Ibrahima Keira PR 0.25
M’Bemba Traoré PDU 0.24
Mamadou Baadiko Bah UFD 0.19
Joseph Bangoura UDIG 0.18
Abraham Bouré RGUD 0.12
Fodé Mohamed Soumah GECI 0.11
Bouna Keita RGP 0.07
Total votes for candidates 100.00 2,808,339 100.00
Total valid votes 1,771,976 2,808,339
Total invalid votes 177,416 89,594
Total votes cast 1,949,392 2,898,233
Turnout 51.59% 67.87%
Source: Guinean National Independent Electoral Commission 2

2002 Parliamentary elections[edit]

e • d Summary of the 30 June 2002 National Assembly of Guinea election results
Parties Votes % Seats
Party of Unity and Progress (Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès) 1,947,318 61.5 85
Union for Progress and Renewal (Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau) 842,270 21.7 20
Union for the Progress of Guinea (Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée) 130,065 4.1 3
Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain) 107,666 3.4 3
National Alliance for Progress (Alliance Nationale pour le Progrès) 62,780 2.0 2
Party of the Union for Development (Parti de l’Union pour le Développement) 20,823 0.7 1
Total (turnout 71.6%) 3,162,855   114
Source: Democraf. The elections were boycotted by the Rassemblement du Peuple Guinéen.

Past elections[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]



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5 news items

AFP

GlobalPost
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:11:56 -0700

"The date of June 30 scheduled for the parliamentary elections in Guinea is no longer in the programme of the Independent National Election Commission (CENI)," said the source, on condition of anonymity. "I'm not the best person to give you this ...
 
AFP
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:15:00 -0700

"The date of June 30 scheduled for the parliamentary elections in Guinea is no longer in the programme of the Independent National Election Commission (CENI)," said the source, on condition of anonymity. "I'm not the best person to give you this ...

Aljazeera.com

Aljazeera.com
Fri, 31 May 2013 07:20:30 -0700

"Unless there are strong protections of minority voices, elections in Guinea will always exacerbate tensions between the main ethnic groups." Meanwhile, Mamadou said his family in Guinea live in fear as the election date approaches. "No-one feels safe.".

spyghana.com

spyghana.com
Wed, 22 May 2013 15:12:47 -0700

The envoy congratulated the two parties for this “initial promising step” towards creating the conditions for the holding of free, transparent and peaceful legislative elections in Guinea. In March, protests in the West African nation related to the ...
 
Bloomberg
Wed, 29 May 2013 06:21:43 -0700

Preparations for legislative elections in Guinea, the world's biggest bauxite exporter, have been marred by a series of violent demonstrations that have pitted ethnic groups against each other. Conde's opponents, including the ethnic Peul former Prime ...
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