Overview

• Polling took place on Sunday with results not expected before Tuesday evening, according to the election authority.
• The draft removes the transitional ban on junta members running, extends presidential terms to seven years with one renewal, and creates a Senate with one-third appointed by the president.
• About 6.7 million people are eligible to vote, and the charter requires at least 50% turnout for passage.
• Key opposition figures Alpha Conde and Cellou Dalein Diallo urged a boycott after their parties were suspended, leaving the 'no' campaign largely absent.
• Authorities deployed roughly 45,000 security personnel with armored vehicles and helicopters, while rights groups and the UN rights office questioned the vote’s inclusiveness; the government denies disappearances but says it will investigate allegations.