Guinea’s prime minister, Amadou Oury Bah, has announced that general and presidential elections will be held in December 2025.
He made the announcement while delivering a lecture at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
The junta-ruled government is now registering Guinean residents for civil and voting rights.
Amadou Oury Bah stated that this method is the “foundation” for all future governmental policies.
The Prime Minister also confirmed the organisation of a referendum to adopt a new constitution on 21 September, as announced by junta leader Mamadi Doumbouya in early April.
The elections are set to bring Guinea on a path to democratic rule, four years after the military coup that overthrew the regime of president Alpha Condé and brought general Mamadi Doumbouya to power.
In the past months, Guinea’s military authorities have cracked down on political opponents.
The regime has dissolved 53 political parties and placed 54 others under observation last October, raising worries from the opposition and civil society groups regarding the achievement of the political transition.
Mamadi Doumbouya called 2025 “a crucial election year to complete the restoration of constitutional order” in his New Year address in January.
Guinea’s military leaders had originally said they would hold a constitutional referendum and pass down power to civilian rule by the end of 2024.
