Overview
- Polling took place on Sunday with roughly 6.8 million eligible voters and nine candidates on the ballot, and voting was scheduled to end at 6 p.m. local time.
- General Mamady Doumbouya, who took power in a 2021 coup, ran after a new constitution enabled junta members to stand and lengthened presidential terms.
- Authorities ordered the temporary closure of land, sea and air borders on election day, banned motorized vehicles during daylight hours, and signaled possible internet limits.
- The UN human rights chief criticized the campaign for intimidation, enforced disappearances and press restrictions, as key opposition figures were barred from running.
- Germany’s Foreign Office warned of a tense security environment and urged caution in Conakry, while Guinean authorities said security forces neutralized armed fighters near the capital on Saturday.