Residents watch television next to a poster depicting Guinea President Mamadi Doumbouya ahead of the announcement of provisional official referendum results in Conakry, on September 23, 2025. deep PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP
Four years after the military seized power, voters in a Guinea referendum have resoundingly chosen to implement a new constitution, with 89% supporting the charter, according to official provisional results announced on the evening of Tuesday, September 23. The constitution paves the way for elections in the west African country, but also permits General Mamadi Doumbouya, its junta leader, to run for president.
The "yes" vote won with 89.4% of ballots, according to the official provisional results announced by Ibrahima Kalil Conde, minister of territorial administration and decentralisation. According to Conde, total election turnout stood at 86.4%. Final results will be announced by the Supreme Court at an unspecified date.
The opposition, many of whose leaders are based abroad, had called for a boycott, describing the vote as a power grab with predetermined results. Despite their plea, Guineans flooded to the polls, with the majority interviewed by Agence France-Presse (AFP) stating they had voted to move forward with a new constitution. Some 6.7 million Guineans out of a population of approximately 14.5 million people were eligible to cast a ballot.
