Guinea : ‘Guinea ruling party wins parliamentary polls’
on 2013/10/19 18:02:07
Guinea

Guinea's ruling party has won the West African country’s parliamentary elections, which was held on September 28, the electoral commission says.

The country’s electoral commission issued a statement late on Friday and said the Rally of the Guinean People (RPG) party headed by President Alpha Conde won 53 seats and its small party allies also secured seven of the seats, taking 60 of the 114 seats in the national assembly.

The opposition UFDG party, led by Cellou Dalein Diallo, secured 37 seats and former Prime Minister Sidya Toure's UFR won 10 seats. The remaining seats were taken by smaller parties.

The opposition parties rejected the results of the polls, calling them as "unrealistic."

"We will not recognize the results, which are not in keeping with the people's vote," AFP quoted opposition coalition spokesman Sydia Toure as saying.

On October 4, Guinea's political opposition 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.

The parties accused Conde and his party of carrying out an "electoral hold-up" in the parliamentary elections 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 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.

Previous article - Next article Printer Friendly Page Send this Story to a Friend Create a PDF from the article


Other articles
2023/7/22 15:36:35 - Uncertainty looms as negotiations on the US-Kenya trade agreement proceeds without a timetable
2023/7/22 13:48:23 - 40 More Countries Want to Join BRICS, Says South Africa
2023/7/18 13:25:04 - South Africa’s Putin problem just got a lot more messy
2023/7/18 13:17:58 - Too Much Noise Over Russia’s Influence In Africa – OpEd
2023/7/18 11:15:08 - Lagos now most expensive state in Nigeria
2023/7/18 10:43:40 - Nigeria Customs Intercepts Arms, Ammunition From US
2023/7/17 16:07:56 - Minister Eli Cohen: Nairobi visit has regional and strategic importance
2023/7/17 16:01:56 - Ruto Outlines Roadmap for Africa to Rival First World Countries
2023/7/17 15:47:30 - African heads of state arrive in Kenya for key meeting
2023/7/12 15:51:54 - Kenya, Iran sign five MoUs as Ruto rolls out red carpet for Raisi
2023/7/12 15:46:35 - Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Gupta Travels to Kenya and Rwanda
2023/7/2 14:57:52 - We Will Protect Water Catchments
2023/7/2 14:53:49 - Kenya records slight improvement in global peace ranking
2023/7/2 13:33:37 - South Sudan, South Africa forge joint efforts for peace in Sudan
2023/7/2 12:08:02 - Tinubu Ready To Assume Leadership Role In Africa
2023/7/2 10:50:34 - CDP ranks Nigeria, others low in zero-emission race
2023/6/19 15:30:00 - South Africa's Ramaphosa tells Putin Ukraine war must end
2023/6/17 15:30:20 - World Bank approves Sh45bn for Kenya Urban Programme
2023/6/17 15:25:47 - Sudan's military govt rejects Kenyan President Ruto as chief peace negotiatorThe Sudanese military government of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has rejected Kenyan President William Ruto's leadership of the "Troika on Sudan."
2023/6/17 15:21:15 - Kenya Sells Record 2.2m Tonnes of Carbon Credits to Saudi Firms

The comments are owned by the author. We aren't responsible for their content.