Approximately 90.6% of Guinean citizens have supported changes to the constitution in a national referendum, according to preliminary results after 71% of votes have been counted. The news portal Guineenews reported this, citing the country's General Directorate for Elections (DGE).
Results have been tallied from 19,500 out of the 23,700 polling stations that were open for voting on September 21. The DGE reported that around 4.32 million Guineans, including members of the diaspora who voted at embassies and consulates, approved the amendments to the country's fundamental law.
The National Autonomous Observatory for Referendum Monitoring (ONASUR) stated that the referendum was conducted calmly and in accordance with the law, with the exception of isolated incidents. However, ONASUR urged the electoral authorities to enhance the training of polling station staff for future elections and to develop an improved mechanism for announcing voting results.
The new constitution will consist of 199 articles. It will establish the legal framework for upcoming presidential, parliamentary, and municipal elections, anticipated for late 2025 or early 2026. The draft of the new constitution allows the current transitional president, Mamadi Doumbouya, to run for the country's leadership.
The revised fundamental law also introduces universally accessible healthcare, guarantees the right to free education up to the secondary level, and establishes anti-corruption mechanisms. It further provides for enhanced decentralization of the state, aimed at reducing inter-ethnic and regional tensions.
In 2021, a military coup in Guinea ousted President Alpha Condé. The coup was led by Mamadi Doumbouya. Following the takeover, the military established the National Committee of Reconciliation and Development (CNRD) as the supreme governing body, replacing the old constitution with a Transition Charter. Doumbouya was sworn in as transitional president in October of the same year.
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