Guinea: Guineans Denounce an 'Electoral Farce' After Low Turnout in Legislative Polls

Legislative and municipal elections were held in Guinea on Sunday to complete the process of returning constitutional order to the country after the December 2025 presidential election While this double ballot took place without major incident, voter turnout was low.

Five months after the presidential election held on 28 December 2025, nearly 7 million Guinean voters went to the polls on Sunday for legislative and municipal elections presented as the completion of the process of returning the country to constitutional order.

This comes after a transition period triggered by the coup led by General Mamadi Doumbouya in September 2021 in the former French colony.

This double election will determine the 147 members of the country's future National Assembly as well as the municipal councillors for Guinea's 375 local authorities.

It took place peacefully, without major incident, according to RFI's correspondent in Conakry, Tangi Bihan.

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Voter participation was subdued throughout the day however, as observed by Ousmane Kaba, a parliamentary candidate who came to vote in Nongo, in the Lambanyi district - one of the 12 districts that make up the city of Conakry.

"Turnout was very low," he told RFI. "In my polling station, there were only two or three of us around noon ... I therefore urge the DGE [General Directorate of Elections] to ensure that these elections are transparent, that there is absolutely no manipulation."

A voter known as Abdoul to RFI that "it was important to vote, even if the turnout was low." He supports Doumbouya. "I want him to have a large majority in the Assembly so he can pass his laws and the country can develop economically," he told explained.

In the Camayenne district located near the city centre, a voter known as Amadou said he did not go to vote, following instructions given by the Forces vives de Guinée - the coalition which brings together civil society organisations and several opposition parties.

The group includes parties dissolved last March such as the Rassemblement du peuple de Guinée (RPG) or the Union des forces démocratiques de Guinée (UFDG) - which had called for a boycott.

"The conditions weren't right for voting," Amadou told RFI. "These elections aren't fair. They're neither free nor transparent, because the results are known in advance. So what's the point of going to the polls?"

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