Overview
- DGE provisional results give Mamadi Doumbouya 86.72% of votes against eight lesser-known opponents, with turnout reported at 80.95%.
- Several minor candidates conceded defeat and publicly congratulated Doumbouya on a first-round victory.
- Major exiled opposition figures, including Alpha Condé, Sidya Touré and Dalein Diallo, were not allowed to run, and opposition groups urged a boycott.
- A September referendum cleared junta members to contest elections and extended the presidential term from five to seven years, renewable once.
- The AU mission praised a calm process yet highlighted concerns over disappearances and repression, as the Supreme Court is expected to formalize the outcome.