Guinea has officially entered a new era as the Supreme Court upheld General Mamadi Doumbouya’s landslide victory, confirming the junta leader as the nation’s president-elect four years after he seized power.
Doumbouya secured 86.7% of the vote in the country’s first post-coup election, a result long anticipated by analysts and upheld despite a legal challenge from the runner-up, who later withdrew his petition.
Doumbouya now calls for national unity, promising a future of peace and sovereignty. Critics, however, note that the election took place amid a weakened opposition and significant public dissent.
The vote was held under a new constitution that lifted restrictions on military candidates and extended presidential terms to seven years.
With widespread poverty persisting despite vast mineral wealth, Guineans are now watching closely to see whether electoral legitimacy delivers real economic and political change.
