The weak political and institutional structures in Guinea favour identity politics, cronyism and personal interests.Parties continue to be constituted along support movements of one individual or group of individuals based on regions, ethnicity and the defense of partisan interests. Instead of promoting the provision of public goods and national development, parties serve as vehicles for personal advancement and patronage.
x��XG�=� Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé Tuesday invited voters to take part in the 18 October’s presidential election, an official statement said here The organisation provides technical and financial support in different areas including sexual and gender based violence, community policing and community security.In the past, presidential elections in Guinea have been characterised by massive frauds, boycotts, arrests and imprisonments.
Former Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco Embaló was on Wednesday declared the winner of a run-off vote held on 29 December, beating rival Domingos Simões Pereira, another ex-Prime Minister. Guinea President Accepts Nomination to Seek Third Term By Reuters , Wire Service Content Aug. 31, 2020 By Reuters , Wire Service Content Aug. 31, 2020, at 5:46 p.m. Guinea's President Alpha Conde addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. Unfortunately, the Guinean army has over time become a factor of insecurity to the population rather than the reverse.
Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister and ex-army general Umaro Cissoko Embalo won Sunday’s presidential election with 54 percent of the vote, the electoral commission announced Wednesday. The first risk is the political mobilisation of voters based on ethno-regional affiliationsThe second risk is the discrediting of the electoral process as a result of an open struggle between the main political parties about the control over the national electoral commission. President Sékou Touré subsequently purged the Guinean military and replaced a number of officers with poorly trained staff while creating his own private militia in parallel (trained by the Cubans). Elections in Guinea. National Democratic Institute 455 Massachusetts Ave, NW, 8th Floor Washington, DC 20001-2621 Phone: 202-728-5500 Fax: 888-875-2887. In these circumstances, elections become a drawn-out and violent affair with further negative impacts on Guinea’s economy and social cohesion. Guinea’s highly-anticipated presidential election will take place on October 18, President Alpha Conde announced on national television on Tuesday. Guinea's highly-anticipated presidential election will take place on October 18, President Alpha Conde announced on national television on Tuesday. endobj It is an opportunity not to be missed. Conde was elected president in 2010 and again in 2015.But according to analysts, the new constitution could reset the presidential term counter and potentially enable him to run a third time.Copyright © 2020 CGTN. /REUTERS However, political parties missed the opportunity to alter the political structure in place in the country. Netherlands institute of international relations Clingendael Guinea President 2020; Guinea Parliament 2020; Guinea Referendum 2020; Guinea President 2015; Guinea Legislative 2013; Search <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 594.96 842.04] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> In the absence of effective measures to address Guinea’s challenges, the ability of the Guinean people to resist these long-standing structural factors of violence is likely to be challenged in the run-up to the 2020 elections.Since its independence in 1958, Guinea has been trapped in a spiral of despotism under Ahmed Sékou Touré (1958-1984), and military rule embodied by Lansana Conté (1984-2008). GUINEA: RED FLAGS AHEAD OF THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSION FOR THE UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW 35TH SESSION OF THE UPR WORKING GROUP, JANUARY 2020 PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2019 Amnesty International 5 FOLLOW UP TO THE PREVIOUS REVIEW During the UPR of Guinea in 2015, UN member states made 194 recommendations. /REUTERS
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