Dakar: Voters in Guinea will head to the polls on Sunday for the West African nation’s first presidential election since the military took power
in a 2021 coup, with analysts predicting a likely win for junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya. Guinea is one of 10 African countries where soldiers have seized power since 2020, with some going on to win elections after delaying a return to democracy.
Since ousting President Alpha Conde four years ago, Gen. Doumbouya has clamped
down on the main opposition and dissent, critics say, leaving him with no strong challenge to win a seven-year term in Sunday’s election. About 6.7 million registered voters are expected to cast ballots at roughly 24,000 polling stations nationwide, with results expected within 48 hours.