Guinea's political opposition has called for the invalidation of the results of the country’s parliamentary elections due to alleged fraud and irregularities.

"The opposition demands the pure and simple annulment of the vote because fraud was so massive," said the main opposition parties in a joint statement read to journalists in the capital Conakry on Friday.

The parties accused President Alpha Conde and his Rally of the Guinean People (RPG) party of carrying out an "electoral hold-up" in the parliamentary elections, held on September 28, with the aim of "giving the presidential majority an undeserved victory."

"In spite of repeated warnings, the opposition notes that the authorities and the CENI (Independent National Electoral Commission) persist in publishing electoral results that in no way reflect the reality of the ballot," the statement added.


The opposition also urged its "supporters to remain mobilized and be ready" for rallies "in coming days."

"If this demand to invalidate the results is not taken into consideration, the Guinean opposition will be forced to resort to all legal forms of protest including public demonstrations," said fellow opposition leader Aboubacar Sylla.

The ruling government, however, has rejected the accusations and called on opposition protesters to accept the results.

"We are asking for the public to take responsibility and preserve peace in this country," spokesman Moustapha Naite said, adding, "We've had enough of the intimidation and making people live in fear."

The vote was held after months of delay and unrest which left dozens of people dead.

On September 23, clashes between opposition protesters and police forces left a trainee policeman dead and over 50 people wounded in the capital Conakry.

Guinea is one of the poorest countries in the region despite huge potential for mineral exploitation.

A military junta gained control of the country in December 2008 following the death of President Lansana Conte, who had seized power in a coup nearly 25 years earlier. A transitional administration supervised the introduction of civilian rule in Guinea at the end of 2010.