2013 Guinean parliamentary election

none Guinea 2002 2020 All 114 seats in the National Assembly 28 September 2013 Alpha Condé Rally of the Guinean People new 53 46.26 Cellou Dalein Diallo Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea new 37 30.48 Sidya Touré #346ABA UFR new 10 7.00 Lansana Kouyaté PEDN #63CC27 new 2 2.55 Jean-Marie Doré Union for the Progress of Guinea 3 2 1.71 Jean Marc Telliano RDIG #C9190C new 1 1.62 Ibrahima Kassory Fofana GPT #7D0DD0 new 1 1.47 Ousmane Bah Union for Progress and Renewal 20 1 1.12 Holomo Koni Kourouma UGDD #D3A0D1 new 1 1.09 Mamadou Diawara PTS #DFCD72 new 1 1.04 Daouda Camara NGR #F66262 new 1 0.80 Alpha Sila Bah PGRP #C7F57A new 1 0.65 Sekou Benna Camara GUD #4DD086 new 1 0.62 El Hadj Diao Kante GRUP olive new 1 0.58 Alpha Souleymane Bah PNR orange 0 1 0.56 Parliamentary elections were held in Guinea on 28 September 2013 after numerous delays and postponements.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guinea-election-idUSBRE98K0DH20130921 Guinea's legislative election postponed to September 28: mediator Reuters 2013-09-21 2013-09-23 President Alpha Condé's party, the Rally of the Guinean People (RPG) emerged as the largest party in the National Assembly with 53 of the 114 seats. Parties allied with the RDG won seven seats and opposition parties won the remaining 53 seats. Opposition leaders denounced the official results as fraudulent. Date The election was originally planned to be held in June 2007, but was postponed to December 2007 due to a general strike in January and February, which resulted in the appointment of a new government and Prime Minister.http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=457932 https://web.archive.org/web/20200519230513/http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=457932 2020-05-19 TimesLIVE It was, however, subsequently considered likely that the election would be postponed another time to around March 2008 due to delays in setting up the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) and the need for revision of electoral lists.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=75093 GUINEA: Country awaits new date for legislative poll Irinnews.org 2007-11-01 2013-07-18 A date for the election in November or December 2008 has been proposed.http://www.afriquenligne.fr/actualites/politique/guinee%3a-vers-l%27organisation-des-legislatives-en-fin-2008-2008021316711/April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes On 11 October 2007, Prime Minister Lansana Kouyaté expressed regret regarding slowness in the organization of the election and said that it would be difficult to hold the election by December. Political parties had difficulty reaching an agreement on how many members should be on CENI.http://www.afriquenligne.fr/actualites/politique/vers-un-report-probable-des-legislatives-en-guinee-2007101210486/ Afrique Informations - Actualit et infos sur l'Afrique - Vers un report probable des L gislatives en Guin e 2007-11-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20071014043337/http://www.afriquenligne.fr/actualites/politique/vers-un-report-probable-des-legislatives-en-guinee-2007101210486/ 2007-10-14 dead CENI was established in November 2007.http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=78943 GUINEA: Elections in doubt for 2008 Irinnews.org 2008-06-25 2013-07-18 On 12 February 2008, an ad hoc commission responsible for determining a timetable for the election proposed that it be held between 23 November and 14 December 2008. Following the replacement of Kouyaté by Ahmed Tidiane Souaré in May 2008, the International Crisis Group released a report on 23 June 2008 expressing doubt about the likelihood of the election being held before the end of 2008. This report expressed concern that a delay might "compromise economic revival and bury the independent commission of inquiry tasked with identifying and prosecuting authors of the 2007 crackdown". CENI President Chiekh Fantamady Condé said that he was "convinced" that the election would be held in 2008, however. Ben Sékou Sylla, the President of CENI, announced on 20 October 2008, that the election was being delayed and would be held in the second half of March 2009 at the earliest. He cited difficulties with biometric voter registration, as well as a "delay in setting up structures to register voters and supervise the elections" and a "delay in funding".http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBvd6dC4NUdhDhLtJSd8gn1IE8Ag fr Guinée: nouveau report des législatives, au mieux en mars 2009 Agence France Presse 2008-10-20 2013-07-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120928162647/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBvd6dC4NUdhDhLtJSd8gn1IE8Ag 2012-09-28 Sidya Touré of the Union of Republican Forces, an opposition party, denounced the decision as "a political delay, not a technical one"; he also claimed that the government was unwilling to finance CENI and was inhibiting CENI's work. Touré warned against any further delay, saying that it would "lead to further despair and fresh protests". Sekou Konate, the Secretary-General of the governing Party of Unity and Progress (PUP), reacted positively to the delay: "People prefer a delay much more than having war straight away. If we do not have a clean electoral roll, we risk having things go wrong." According to Konate, holding the parliamentary election together with the 2009 local elections or the 2010 presidential election was out of the question.http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jGtEElH-7fCIyQpLA7IlU5MrXgmQ Opposition slams latest delay to Guinea's first free elections Agence France Presse 2008-10-21 2013-07-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120929045447/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jGtEElH-7fCIyQpLA7IlU5MrXgmQ 2012-09-29 On 19 December 2008, it was announced that the election would be held on 31 May 2009.http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=82021 IRIN Africa | GUINEA: Parliamentary poll set for May 2009 | West Africa | Guinea | Governance | News Item 19 December 2008 Irinnews.org 2010-08-21 After the military coup d'état in December 2008, civilian and political groups proposed to hold them in November 2009, before presidential elections that were planned for December 2009 (although later delayed to 2010).https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7941394.stm Africa | Guinean election dates proposed BBC News 2009-03-13 2010-08-21 The government set them for 11 October 2009 in late March 2009.http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=971273 Breaking SA and World News, Sports, Business, Entertainment and more - Times LIVE Thetimes.co.za 2010-08-21 September 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7811152.stm Africa | Guinea junta pledges 2009 polls BBC News 2009-01-05 2010-08-21http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-31-voa46.cfm Guinea Politicians Welcome Election Date Voice of America 2009-03-31 2010-08-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090504193536/http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-31-voa46.cfm 2009-05-04 The election was then again delayed until 16 March 2010.Maximiliano Herrera https://www.angelfire.com/ma/maxcrc/elections.html Electoral Calendar-international elections world elections maxcrc 2010-04-21 2010-08-21 Following a political agreement and the 2010 presidential election, the parliamentary election was delayed again. IFES kicks off first BRIDGE Train the Facilitators Course in Guinea https://web.archive.org/web/20110725101511/http://bridge-project.org/news/africa/896-ifes-kicks-off-first-bridge-train-the-facilitators-course-in-guinea- 2011-07-25 Bridge Project, 4 March 2011 In September 2011, the election date was announced as 29 December 2011.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gQ7wHXYxaSdi4z9RRQ0m-ic8dtdA?docId=CNG.c3d28c9ce20f22f00e7bae9c0b328b07.891 https://archive.today/20120731194517/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gQ7wHXYxaSdi4z9RRQ0m-ic8dtdA?docId=CNG.c3d28c9ce20f22f00e7bae9c0b328b07.891 dead July 31, 2012 Guinea legislative polls set for December: electoral panel Agence France Presse 2011-09-15 2013-07-18 but in early December it was postponed again for security reasons and lack of organization until July 2012.http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/12/18/62422953.html Parliamentary elections in Guinea postponed: Voice of Russia https://archive.today/20120708080214/http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/12/18/62422953.html 8 July 2012 dead In April 2012, the election was postponed indefinitely by Guinea President Alpha Condé.Guinea president postpones parliamentary elections indefinitely http://www.rnw.nl/africa/article/guinea-president-postpones-parliamentary-elections-indefinitely Radio Netherlands Worldwide 22 August 2012 RNW Africa Desk 28 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120430121146/http://www.rnw.nl/africa/article/guinea-president-postpones-parliamentary-elections-indefinitely 30 April 2012 After a reshuffle in the Electoral Commission, the election was announced to be planned for 12 May 2013.James Butty https://www.voanews.com/a/guinea-new-parliamentary-election-date/1563975.html Guinea Announces May 2013 Legislative Election Date Voice of America 2013-07-18 They were later delayed to 30 Junehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22206069 Guinea elections: Clashes as police break up protest Bbc.co.uk 2013-04-18 2013-07-18 and then to 28 July.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guinea-election-idUSBRE95G0OJ20130617 Guinea's June 30 poll date no longer possible: elections body Reuters 2013-06-17 2013-07-18 The date was moved again in early July, to 24 September, following a UN-mandated agreement between the parties.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guinea-election-idUSBRE9681C720130709 Guinea election body sets legislative polls for September 24 Reuters 2013-07-09 2013-08-15 On 19 September, opposition leader Diallo called protests for Monday, 23 September, complaining of irregularities in voter lists and polling stations that would be impossible to fix before the 24 September elections.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guinea-election-idUSBRE98I0UT20130919 Guinea opposition leader seeks poll delay, threatens protests Reuters 2013-09-19 2013-09-23 On 21 September, the UN mediator for Guinea announced a further delay to 28 September following talks between the parties, and the opposition cancelled their scheduled protests. Registration In preparation for voter registration that is needed for the revision of the voter rolls, an awareness campaign regarding registration was launched on 20 May 2008.http://www.guineenews.org/articles/article.asp?num=2008520194051 Guin enews - Derni res nouvelles de la Guin e 2008-05-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110723021411/http://www.guineenews.org/articles/article.asp?num=2008520194051 2011-07-23 CENI President Condé said in June 2008 that the voter registration process, which was being undertaken by CENI and the Ministry of the Interior, would be complete by August. This election will be the first in Guinea to use biometric registration, involving the fingerprints and photographs of voters. Although registration was scheduled to begin on 15 July 2008, it was subsequently delayed to 1 August in mid-July. This delay was attributed to political instability in May and June 2008 and associated financial difficulties. The process is planned to take place over the course of two months and will be conducted by 2,100 agents. July 2013 In early August, the start of registration was again delayed. July 2013 Funding and international involvement In October 2007, the budget for the election was placed at about 79 billion Guinean francs, with about 18 billion coming from the government and foreign aid required for the remainder. As of June 2008, the government had contributed 26% of the total; the European Union had contributed $6.2 million, while the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had contributed $500,000 and France had contributed $155,600 (sums in United States dollars). Germany has also said that it would contribute. Many feel that the Guinean government is relying excessively on donors and should pay for a larger portion of the budget. In July 2008, the electoral budget was placed at 146 billion Guinean francs, having been increased from an earlier figure of 132 billion Guinean francs. July 2013 Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in West Africa, met with CENI on 18 August as part of a visit to review Guinea's progress in electoral preparations, political dialogue, and security. Djinnit gave a public assurance that the UN would do everything it could to assist in preparations for the election.http://apanews.net/apa.php?page=show_article_eng&id_article=73075 July 2013 It was reported in late August that about three billion Guinean francs would be provided to parties by the government for campaign purposes, although 90% of this money would go to parties already represented in the National Assembly, such as the governing PUP, the opposition Union for Progress and Renewal (UPR), and the opposition Union for the Progress of Guinea (UPG). July 2013 Credibility and participation According to CENI President Condé, past electoral fraud caused many people to lose faith in voting, and he emphasized the importance of ensuring transparency and encouraging participation so that the election would be credible. All political parties were represented on CENI. According to CENI's Ben Sékou Sylla, speaking in October 2008, the election would the first to be held without an opposition boycott. Protests In early 2013, protests against the government by those in the opposition who feared a rigged election left over 50 people dead. The opposition demanded that Waymark, a South African firm contracted to revise voter lists, be replaced because of allegedly inflated voter lists. It also said expatriate Guineans should be allowed to vote. On 29 May, President Alpha Conde announced a judicial investigation into protests the prior week that killed at least 12 people.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guinea-protests-idUSBRE94S0EC20130529 Guinea's Conde orders probe after clashes kill 12 in past week 29 May 2013 Reuters 2013-07-18 He also replaced Interior Minister Mouramany Cisse with Guinean Ambassador to Senegal Madifing Diane.http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-guinea-protests-minister-idUKBRE94R0E120130528 https://web.archive.org/web/20160120194901/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-guinea-protests-minister-idUKBRE94R0E120130528 dead January 20, 2016 Guinea replaces interior minister after protest deaths Reuters 2013-05-28 2013-07-18 Ethnic clashes continued in July leading to over 50 deaths. In September, a police officer was killed and 49 people injured in clashes in the capital Conakry.http://www.france24.com/en/20130923-guinea-clashes-conakry-election Clashes erupt in Guinea ahead of election France 24 2013-09-23 2013-09-24 Results The election was finally held on 28 September 2013. Official results were announced three weeks later on 18 October. The RPG won 53 of the 114, failing to achieve an outright majority,"Guinea's ruling party wins elections: official results", AFP, 18 October 2013.Saliou Samb, "Guinea's ruling party falls short of majority in legislative vote", Reuters, 19 October 2013. although its allies won an additional seven seats. The main opposition party, Cellou Dalein Diallo's Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), won 37 seats, while another opposition party, Sidya Toure's Union of Republican Forces (UFR), won 10 seats. In total opposition parties won 53 seats and opposition leaders denounced the results as fraudulent. Proportional Constituency Rally of the Guinean People 1468119 35 1451255 18 53 Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea 967173 23 711393 14 37 Union of Republican Forces 222101 5 337312 5 10 Party of Hope for National Development 81041 2 84571 0 2 Union for the Progress of Guinea 54422 1 73906 1 2 Rally for the Integral Development of Guinea 51287 1 62489 0 1 Guinea For All 46673 1 77654 0 1 Union for Progress and Renewal 35633 1 71455 0 1 Guinean Union for Democracy and Development 34592 1 3890 0 1 Work and Solidarity Party 32934 1 8806 0 1 New Generation for the Republic 25538 1 35978 0 1 Guinean Party for Renaissance and Progress 20759 1 3819 0 1 Guinea United for Development 19814 1 1 Generation for Reconciliation, Union and Prosperity 18561 1 21116 0 1 National Party for Renewal 17671 1 1 People's Party of Guinea 15844 0 0 Unity and Progress Party 13503 0 0 Union of Democratic Forces 13346 0 9651 0 0 Union for the New Republic 10722 0 1514 0 0 Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally 10539 0 19603 0 0 AFIA 7910 0 16124 0 0 ADC–BOC 5202 0 6382 0 0 PUSG 15033 0 0 PDP 4570 0 0 UNED 3459 0 0 GRD 1966 0 0 FRONDEG 1275 0 0 DG 1234 0 0 Rally for a Prosperous Guinea 1127 0 0 Citizen Generation 564 0 0 Guinean Rally for Unity and Development 204 0 0 182058 284825 5212539 5211965 CENI, CENI, Election Passport Aftermath Claude Kory Kondiano, an RPG deputy, was elected President of the National Assembly on 13 January 2014. He received 64 out of 113 votes; one deputy cast a spoilt vote."Guinée: Claude Kory Kondiano, nouveau président du Parlement", Radio France Internationale, 13 January 2014 fr. References Category:Parliamentary elections in Guinea Guinea Parliamentary