Overview
- The electoral commission said counting is under way and plans to publish the first partial results Monday, starting with prefectures before overseas totals.
- Turnout was put at 85% by the DGE, with roughly 6.8 million registered voters and no major incidents reported during polling.
- General Mamadi Doumbouya ran against eight largely little-known contenders after seizing power in a 2021 coup and is widely seen as the frontrunner.
- Key opposition leaders including Alpha Condé, Sidya Touré and Dalein Diallo were barred from the race, and opposition groups urged a boycott.
- The United Nations reported intimidation during the campaign, and security forces said they neutralized an armed group in Conakry hours before the vote.