Military authorities in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau have scheduled presidential and legislative elections for 6 December, despite calls for a swifter transition to civilian rule.
Transitional President Horta N'Tam signed a decree on Wednesday after meeting members of the National Transitional Council, military, and government officials, as well as representatives of the electoral commission.
He told reporters the conditions for free and fair elections had been met.
Since seizing power from President Umaro Sissoco Embaló in November, Guinea-Bissau's coup leaders have been under pressure from the West African regional body, Ecowas, to organise elections within a short transitional timeframe.
The regional bloc had previously rejected the junta's notion of a one-year timeline, suspended the country from its decision-making bodies, and threatened further sanctions.
