Guineans have reacted with shock after it was announced that presidential candidates would need to pay a deposit of 875m Guinean francs ($100,000; £75,000) to contest December's election, which should see the military leaders hand power to civilians.
Guinea has been under military rule since Colonel Mamady Doumbouya seized power in a 2021 coup.
The elections are being held under a new constitution that allowed Doumbouya to run for the presidency – although he has not announced if he plans to.
While the previous deposit was almost as high - 800m francs - some analysts had hoped it would be reduced to encourage more people to stand in these historic elections.
"This amount is huge," political analyst Kabinet Fofana told the BBC. "This decision adds to the growing criticism against the general direction of elections."
