Overview
- Initial figures read on state TV show Mamadi Doumbouya topping 80% in several Conakry communes and leading widely in areas such as Coyah, Boffa, Fria, Gaoual, Koundara, Labé and Nzérékoré.
- The electoral authority began releasing provisional tallies by prefecture before overseas results, with counting under way for an electorate of roughly 6.8 million.
- Opposition leaders and a civic coalition contest the participation rate and call the process a sham, while candidates Abdoulaye Yéro Baldé and Faya Millimono allege irregularities including blocked observers and ballot stuffing.
- Security forces kept a visible presence as the gendarmerie reported no major incidents on election day, after authorities said they had neutralized an armed group in a Conakry suburb hours before voting.
- A September referendum enabled junta members to run and lengthened the presidency to seven years, setting the stage for Doumbouya’s candidacy.