Elections in Guinea

Guinea

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Guinea

President Alpha Condé Prime Minister Mohamed Said Fofana Cabinet National Assembly Elections Presidential: 2003, 2010 Legislative: 2002, 2012 Political Parties Subdivisions Regions Prefectures Sub-prefectures Foreign relations

Other countries · Atlas Politics portal

Guinea elects on national level a head of state—the president—and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 114 members, elected for a four year term, 38 members in single-seat constituencies and 76 members by proportional representation.

Latest elections

2010 Presidential elections

Main article: Guinean presidential election, 2010

Alpha Condé became the first president democratically elected in 52 years since Guinea's independence in 1958.

 Summary of the 2010 Guinean presidential election results

Candidates	Parties	First round	Second round
		%	Votes	%
Alpha Condé	RPG	18.25	1,474,973	52.52
Cellou Dalein Diallo	UFDG	43.69	1,333,666	47.48
Sidya Touré	UFR	13.02
Lansana Kouyaté	PEDN	7.04
Papa Koly Kouroumah	RDR	5.74
Ibrahima Abe Sylla	NGR	3,23
Jean Marc Telliano	RDIG	2.33
Aboubacar Somparé	PUP	0.95
Boubacar Barry	PNR	0.80
Ousmane Bah	UPR	0.68
Ibrahima Kassory Fofana	GPT	0.66
Ousmane Kaba	PLUS	0.54
François Lounceny Fall	FUDEC	0.46
Elhadj Mamadou Sylla	UDG	0.45
Saran Daraba Kaba	CDP	0.39
Mamady Diawara	PTS	0.31
Boubacar Bah	ADPG	0.30
Alpha Ibrahima Keira	PR	0.25
M’Bemba Traoré	PDU	0.24
Mamadou Baadiko Bah	UFD	0.19
Joseph Bangoura	UDIG	0.18
Abraham Bouré	RGUD	0.12
Fodé Mohamed Soumah	GECI	0.11
Bouna Keita	RGP	0.07
Total votes for candidates		100.00	2,808,339	100.00
Total valid votes		1,771,976	2,808,339
Total invalid votes		177,416	89,594
Total votes cast		1,949,392	2,898,233
Turnout		51.59%		67.87%
Source: Guinean National Independent Electoral Commission 2

2002 Parliamentary elections

Main article: Guinean legislative election, 2002

 Summary of the 30 June 2002 National Assembly of Guinea election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Party of Unity and Progress (Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès)	1,947,318	61.5	85
Union for Progress and Renewal (Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau)	842,270	21.7	20
Union for the Progress of Guinea (Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée)	130,065	4.1	3
Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain)	107,666	3.4	3
National Alliance for Progress (Alliance Nationale pour le Progrès)	62,780	2.0	2
Party of the Union for Development (Parti de l’Union pour le Développement)	20,823	0.7	1
Total (turnout 71.6%)	3,162,855		114
Source: Democraf. The elections were boycotted by the Rassemblement du Peuple Guinéen.

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• African Elections Database