The Supreme Court of Guinea Upholds Doumbouya’s Handily Election Win

The Supreme Court of Guinea has affirmed Mamady Doumbouya, the junta leader,’s overwhelming victory in the presidential election.

Mamady Doumbouya, the leader of the junta, received 86.72% of the vote in the presidential election, which was formally confirmed by Guinea’s Supreme Court on Sunday.

The decision solidifies the preliminary results that were released earlier this week in the wake of the election on December 28, which notably left prominent opposition members off the ballot. Abdoulaye Yên Baldé, the runner-up, received 6.59% of the vote, which was the same as the preliminary total.

Fode Bangoura, the Court’s first president, stated at the announcement of the final count that Baldé, who had first contested the results before the Supreme Court, “voluntarily withdrew” his suit.

Doumbouya urged people to put more emphasis on nation-building than political divisions in his first speech to the country following the confirmation.

There are no winners or losers today. In a broadcast late on Sunday, the president-elect declared, “There is only one Guinea, united and indivisible.” In order to “build a new Guinea, a Guinea of peace, justice, shared prosperity, and fully assumed political and economic sovereignty,” he urged Guineans to cooperate.

Initially, Doumbouya overthrew President Alpha Condé in a coup in 2021. The nation’s top court has now formally confirmed his leadership, which was generally perceived as a step to legitimize his authority during this year’s presidential election.