Elections in Guinea

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Elections in Guinea gives information on election and election results in Guinea.

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. Guinea is a one party dominant state with the Party of Unity and Progress in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

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[edit] Latest elections

[edit] 2003 Presidential elections

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Summary of the 21 December 2003 Guinean presidential election results
Candidates - Parties Votes %
Lansana Conté - Party of Unity and Progress (Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès) 95.6
Mamadou Bhoye Barry - Union for National Progress (Union pour le progrès national) 4.4
Total (turnout 82.8 %)  
Source: Rulers. The main opposition parties boycotted the elections and the result is contested.

[edit] 2002 Parliamentary elections

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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 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.

[edit] Past elections

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