New constitution in Guinea allowing junta leader to run for president gets greenlight

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New constitution in Guinea allowing junta leader to run for president gets greenlight   In Guinea, the opposition is crying foul over a controversial constitutional referendum that could pave the way for the country’s junta leader to run for president.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/24/new-constitution-in-guinea-allowing-junta-leader-to-run-for-president-gets-greenlight  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Voters in Guinea green-light a new constitution that could pave the way for the country's junta leader to run for president.

00:08The draft received just over 89 percent backing, with a turnout of over 86 percent, according to results released late Tuesday.

00:17The opposition is crying foul. Opposition leader Faya Milimono is rejecting the outcome,

00:23alleging there were pre-marked ballots, mass annulments and local chiefs voting under pressure to suppress no votes.

00:31The vote was overseen by a new electoral body, hand-picked by General Mahmadi Dumbuya, who seized power in 2021.

00:41While elections are promised later this year, no date has been announced and Dumbuya hasn't ruled out running himself.

00:48The new constitution extends presidential terms from five to seven years, allows junta members to run,

00:56and creates a senate, with a third of its members appointed by the president.

01:00Rights groups have accused the junta of cracking down on dissent, banning over 50 political parties,

01:07and suspending opposition ahead of the vote.

01:11Still, the prime minister has called the result a mandate of trust and a step towards civilian rule,

01:16but critics across West Africa see it differently, as yet another power grab in a region rattled by coups.

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