Guinea coup leader Doumbouya wins presidential election, results show

The former special forces commander, thought to be in his early 40s, seized power in 2021, toppling then-President Alpha Conde, who had been in office since 2010. It was one in a series of nine coups.....

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Mamady Doumbouya, the coup leader of Guinea, has been elected president, securing a return to civilian rule in the bauxite- and iron ore-rich West African nation. Provisional results announced on Tuesday show he won with 86.72% of the vote.

Doumbouya secured 86.72% of the vote in the December 28 election, avoiding a runoff and receiving a seven-year mandate.
The original post-coup charter had barred junta members from running, but a new constitution dropping these restrictions was passed in a September referendum.
Guinea holds the world's largest bauxite reserves and the richest untapped iron ore deposit at Simandou, with Doumbouya claiming credit for advancing the project.

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