2015 Guinean presidential election

none Guinea presidential 2010 Guinean presidential election 2010 11 October 2015 6,042,634 68.44% 2020 Guinean presidential election 2020 130x130px File:Alpha Condé 2014-10-09.jpg Alpha Condé Rally of the Guinean People 2,284,827 57.84% Cellou Dalein Diallo 2011.jpg Cellou Dalein Diallo Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea 1,242,362 31.45% Sidya Touré.jpg Sidya Touré Union of Republican Forces 237,549 6.01% President Alpha Condé Rally of the Guinean People Alpha Condé Rally of the Guinean People Presidential elections were held in Guinea on 11 October 2015.2015 African election calendar 2015 http://www.content.eisa.org.za/old-page/african-election-calendar-2015 Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa 26 February 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150227192613/http://www.content.eisa.org.za/old-page/african-election-calendar-2015 27 February 2015 http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-guinea-politics-idUKKBN0LT01N20150225 https://web.archive.org/web/20151230180130/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-guinea-politics-idUKKBN0LT01N20150225 dead December 30, 2015 Guinea's Conde replaces minister charged with organising election 25 February 2015 Reuters 26 February 2015 The result was a first-round victory for incumbent President Alpha Condé, who received 58% of the vote.Guinea president Alpha Conde wins second term with clear majority https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/17/guinea-president-alpha-conde-election 19 October 2015 The Guardian 17 October 2015 Background In December 2013, the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa that began in Guinea spread to neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia, as well as with health workers and visitors who returned to their respective countries. At the time of the elections the worst of the epidemic was over, although there were still a lesser number of prevalent cases.http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/guinea-holds-tense-vote-despite-opposition-mistrust-1230750 Guinea Holds Tense Vote Despite Opposition Mistrust NDTV 11 October 2015 The seven opposition parties called for a postponement,"Guinean opposition calls for postponement of presidential polls", Xinhua, 7 October 2015. citing alleged irregularities in the electoral roll, but their pleas were rejected by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). Cellou Dalein Diallo of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG) also petitioned the Supreme Court of Guinea to have the election postponed, but it was rejected. Electoral system The elections were held using the two-round system, with a second round taking place if no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the first round.Republic of Guinea IFES Presidents are limited to two terms in office, allowing incumbent president Alpha Condé to run for a second term. Campaign A total of eight candidates contested the elections;Guineans vote in presidential poll amid tension BBC News, 11 November 2015 including incumbent Condé, Diallo, who was named as the candidate of the UFDG on 25 July 2015,"Guinea's former PM to run for presidency in October", AFP, 25 July 2015. Sidya Touré of the Union of Republican Forces, Papa Koly Kourouma of the Generations for Reconciliation, Union, and Prosperity party, Georges Gandhi Faraguet of the Guinean Union for Democracy and Development, Faya Millimouno of the Liberal Bloc, Marie Madeleine Dioubaté of the Guinea Ecologists Party and Lansana Kouyaté of the National Party for Hope and Development. During the campaign Condé told voters that he aimed to promote development and consolidate stability. Diallo promised to give priority to youth employment, as well as "access to health care, decent housing, water, electricity, safety, and justice". His campaign slogan promised to deliver a "KO blow" to his opponents. He cited his record on overhauling the army and judiciary, the completion of a hydroelectric dam and reforms in making the mineral-rich country's mining contracts more transparent. He said in an interview: "Ask the people of Guinea if what we have done in five years, the others did in 50. Ask that on the streets."http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/guinea-votes-campaign-plagued-violence-151011062405513.html Guinea votes after campaign plagued with violence 11 October 2015 Al Jazeera 18 October 2015 His campaign was said to benefit from improving supply of electricity in Conakry and the relative stability the country endured despite the Ebola epidemic. Diallo called on voters to make their voices heard following the rejection of his plea for a delay of the "imperfect" process. "We will vote, defend our suffrage, defend our victory because there is no way we will let our victory be stolen."http://www.dw.com/en/guinea-presidential-election-to-go-ahead/a-18775109 Guinea presidential election to go ahead 11 October 2015 Deutsche Welle 18 October 2015 Prior to the vote, all seven opponents of the incumbent said they would challenge the outcome. A joint statement read: "The seven candidates will not recognise the results which will be made following an election with anomalies and irregularities." Conduct Violence during the election campaign, including clashes between supporters of Condé and Diallo in Koundara, led to the deaths of at least three people. A curfew was put in place in Nzérékoré after one person was killed and dozens injured during a visit by Condé on 5 October.Will Guinea election be free and fair? BBC News, 8 October 2015 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon then called for the vote to be "conducted in a peaceful and transparent manner." Voting centres were open from 7:00 until 18:00, while national borders were closed for the day and traffic restricted to that of electoral observers, government officials and security forces, in accordance with a presidential decree. Around 19,000 police and members of the security services were on duty. Condé also declared that over 90% of voter cards had been distributed. Monitors included an African Union observer mission and a 72-member European Union delegation. The EU delegation cited “massive deficiencies” ahead of polling; however, in its post-election report it concluded that the process overall was “valid”.Fingers crossed in Guinea: Things could turn nasty after a disputed poll https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21673650-things-could-turn-nasty-after-disputed-poll-fingers-crossed-guinea 18 October 2015 The Economist Results Alpha Condé Rally of the Guinean People 2284827 Cellou Dalein Diallo Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea 1242362 Sidya Touré Union of Republican Forces 237549 Faya Millimono Liberal Bloc 54718 Papa Koly Kourouma fr Generations for Reconciliation, Union, and Prosperity 51750 Lansana Kouyaté Party of Hope for National Development fr Parti de l'espoir pour le développement national 45962 Georges Gandhi Tounkara fr Guinean Union for Democracy and Development 19840 Marie Madeleine Dioubaté fr Guinea Ecologists Party 13214 185091 6042634 Constitutional Court Reactions After CENI head Bakary Fofana announced there would be no run-off, Diallo and Touré alleged fraud and said they would not recognise the result. Diallo said "I will invite the other candidates and all the citizens who are the real victims of this electoral hold-up to organise, conforming to the law, peaceful demonstrations to express our disapproval of this situation","Guinea President Alpha Conde wins second term, opponent vows to protest", DNA India, 18 October 2015. and that the demonstrations would occur "at the appropriate time... to express our indignation and protest against this serious denial of democracy", while a spokesman for Condé criticised the notion of holding protests, saying that it "risks dragging the country into instability, chaos and violence".http://www.dw.com/en/guinea-incumbent-conde-wins-disputed-election/a-18789180 Guinea incumbent Conde wins disputed election 17 October 2015 Deutsche Welle 18 October 2015 He urged supporters of Condé to "stay calm, avoid gloating and get ready to face the numerous challenges that await us".Selim Saheb Ettaba and Abdoulaye Bah, "Guinea opposition leader vows protests against Conde re-election", Agence France-Presse, 17 October 2015. Final results were announced by the Constitutional Court on 31 October 2015, closely matching the provisional results from the electoral commission. Condé was credited with 57.84% of the vote (2,284,827 votes) and Diallo with 31.45%. Condé was accordingly declared to have won in a single round, with his second term to begin on 21 December."Guinea court confirms President Conde's re-election", Agence France-Presse, 31 October 2015. Condé was sworn in on 14 December 2015."Guinea's president sworn in for 2nd term", Associated Press, 14 December 2015. References Guinea Presidential Category:Presidential elections in Guinea Guinea Category:October 2015 elections