BISSAU: Guinea-Bissau will elect its next president on Sunday, seeking to turn the page on a tumultuous history of coups and unrest with a vote that nonetheless lacks the country’s main opposition.
Some 860,000 voters will choose between 12 candidates, including incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who is favorite to land a second five-year term.
Voters in the west African nation will also elect 102 members of parliament, which has remained dissolved by Embalo since December 2023.
Guinea-Bissau is one of the poorest countries in the world, with more than 40 percent of its population living in extreme poverty.
Its recent history is marked by political crises including four coups, a string of attempted coups, and government collapses.
