Mamady Doumbouya had reneged on promise not to stand and hand west African country back to civilian rule
The head of Guinea’s junta, Mamady Doumbouya, who had pledged not to run for office after seizing power four years ago, has been elected president after the country’s electoral commission said he had secured a sweeping majority of the vote.
Doumbouya, 41, faced eight rivals for the presidency but the main opposition leaders were barred from running and had urged a boycott of the vote held over the weekend.
The general’s decision to stand saw him reneging on his initial vow not to run for office and to hand the mineral-rich but poor west African country back to civilian rule by the end of 2024.
He secured 86.72% of the first-round vote, the country’s election commission said late on Tuesday, well over the threshold that would trigger a runoff vote.
