Doumbouya wins Guinea presidency in disputed vote
Guinea’s junta leader Mamady Doumbouya has been declared winner of the presidential election, securing a sweeping first round victory four years after seizing power in a coup. He had earlier promised not to run and to return the country to civilian rule by the end of 2024. Election officials said Doumbouya, 41, won 86.72 percent of the vote, far above the threshold that would have required a runoff. Turnout was put at 80.95 percent, with results showing him taking more than 80 percent of ballots in many districts of the capital Conakry and several other regions. His candidacy was enabled by a new constitution approved in a September referendum, which allowed junta members to contest elections. The charter also extended presidential terms from five to seven years, renewable once. Key opposition figures were barred from running under the new rules. […]
