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2023 Guinea-Bissau parliamentary election

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2023 Guinea-Bissau parliamentary election
Guinea-Bissau
← 2019 4 June 2023 2024 →
Party Leader % Seats +/–
PAI–Terra Ranka Domingos Simões Pereira 39.42 54 +6
Madem G15 Braima Camará [pt] 24.39 29 +2
PRS Florentino Mendes Pereira 14.98 12 −9
PTG Botche Candé 8.17 6 New
APU–PDGB Nuno Gomes Nabiam 4.44 1 −4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Nuno Gomes Nabiam
APU
Geraldo Martins
PAIGC

Snap parliamentary elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 4 June 2023.[1] Incumbent president Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the parliament on 16 May 2022, accusing deputies of corruption and "unresolvable" differences between the National People's Assembly and other government branches.[2]

The result was a victory for the opposition coalition Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, which won 54 of the 102 seats.[3]

Electoral system

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The 102 members of the National People's Assembly are elected by two methods; 100 by closed list proportional representation from 27 multi-member constituencies and two from single-member constituencies representing expatriate citizens in Africa and Europe.[4]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
PAI – Terra Ranka (PAIGCUMPCDPSDMDG)264,24039.4254+6
Madem G15163,50924.3929+2
Party for Social Renewal100,42914.9812–9
Guinean Workers' Party54,7848.176New
Assembly of the People United29,7874.441–4
Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement10,9891.6400
New Democracy Party7,1111.060–1
Patriotic Front of National Salvation [pt]6,3790.9500
National Convergence for Freedom and Development5,2000.780New
African National Congress4,5260.6800
African Party for Peace and Social Stability4,2720.640New
Light Party3,0210.450New
Social Democratic Movement3,0200.450New
Guiné NOBU2,6000.390New
National Unity Party2,3680.3500
Republican Party for Independence and Development2,3630.3500
African Party for Freedom and Development1,6570.250New
Our Homeland Party1,1550.170New
United Social Democratic Party1,0700.160New
Alliance for the Republic7570.110New
Manifest Party of the People7170.1100
Democratic Centre3030.0500
Total670,257100.001020
Valid votes670,25794.26
Invalid/blank votes40,8015.74
Total votes711,058100.00
Registered voters/turnout893,61879.57
Source: CNE, O Democrata, CNE

Aftermath

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President Embalo dissolved the opposition-controlled parliament on 4 December 2023, saying an "attempted coup" had prevented him from returning home from COP28 climate conference.[5] In response to the dissolution, parliamentary speaker Domingos Simões Pereira accused the president of carrying out a "constitutional coup d'etat."[6] Incumbent president Embalo would go on to fire the prime minister Geraldo Martins, who was appointed by the PAIGC-led National Assembly and instead appoint Rui Duarte de Barros by presidential decree.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Guinea-Bissau postpones legislative elections". Apanews. 2022-12-17. Archived from the original on 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  2. ^ "Guinea-Bissau President dissolves parliament, calls for early elections". Africanews. 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  3. ^ "PAI–Terra Ranke é a grande vencedora das legislativas, com cinquenta e quatro deputados". O Democrata. 8 June 2023.
  4. ^ Electoral system IPU
  5. ^ "Guinea-Bissau's president dissolves parliament after 'attempted coup'". France 24. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  6. ^ "Guinea-Bissau: President dissolves parliament after coup bid – DW – 12/04/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  7. ^ "Guinea-Bissau opposition fears 'dictatorship' – DW – 03/22/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-03-26.