2026 Guinean parliamentary election
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31 May 2026
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Parliamentary elections were held in Guinea on 31 May 2026.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The 2025 constitutional referendum approved a bicameral legislature. The lower chamber, the National Assembly, will be direcly elected. It will have 147 seats, 49 of them are directly elected based on a national list on proportional representation. The remaining 98 seats are elected on constituency level.[3]
On 6 March 2026, the government of president Mamady Doumbouya unilaterally dissolved 40 political parties, including the three main opposition parties in the country (UFDG, RPG and UFR).[4]
On 10 April 2026, Doumbouya announced the postponement of the elections to 31 May 2026 from 24 May 2026.[5]
Local elections take place at the same time.[6] Following the elections, two-thirds of the Senate will be indirectly elected and one-third of the Senate will be appointed by the president per the new constitution.[7][8]
Campaign
[edit]The campaign period opened on 1 May and ended on 28 May.[6]
Conduct
[edit]More than seven million people were eligible to vote. The opposition Democratic Front of Guinea (Frondeg) said one of its candidates was attacked by hooded individuals in Mamou on 30 May.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Guinea dissolves 40 political parties, opposition leader cries foul". Reuters. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "Guinée: les élections législatives et communales prévues le 24 mai". Le360Afrique (in French). 22 February 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ DIALLO, Abdoul Malick (25 March 2026). "Législatives 2026 en Guinée : pourquoi la GMD ne peut pas présenter de candidats à la proportionnelle…". Guinee360 - Actualité en Guinée, Politique, Économie, Sport (in French).
- ^ "One 'party state': Guinea dissolves main opposition parties". Al Jazeera. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ^ Maci, Aliou (2026-04-10). "Urgent:Report des élections législatives et communales". walpmedia (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-20.
- ^ a b "Guinea: Legislative and municipal elections postponed, new rules established". Seneweb. 11 April 2026. Archived from the original on 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
Following this, a new timetable was established. The campaign for the parliamentary elections will open on May 1, 2026 at 00:00 and end on May 28, 2026 at 23:59. The campaign for the municipal elections will begin later, on May 11, 2026 at 00:00, and end on the same date, May 28. The decree emphasizes strict adherence to these timeframes. It is formally forbidden to conduct any campaign activity outside of the established deadlines.
- ^ "Le Sénat guinéen face au modèle américain : entre innovation institutionnelle et consolidation du pouvoir". Vision Guinee (in French). 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Exclusif – Sénat pour la Guinée : une innovation pour stabiliser et équilibrer le pouvoir, selon Djénabou Mady KOMA". Guineepanorama (in French). 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Counting underway after Guinea votes in legislative and municipal elections". Africanews. 2026-06-01. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
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