At Stake in this Election:       

• The office of President of Guinea-Bissau.

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Jose Mario VAZ
• Head of Government: The office of the Prime Minister if currently vacant.*
• Assembly: Guinea-Bissau has a unicameral People's National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional Popular) with 102 seats.

* On Tuesday October 29, 2019, Guinea-Bissau President Jose Mario VAZ dismissed former Prime Minister Prime Minister Aristides GOMES and named a replacement from a minority political party.[1] GOMES refused to step down, intensifying a bitter power struggle between VAZ and the ruling party weeks ahead of a presidential election[2].

Electoral System:

• In the People's National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional Popular) 102 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.

Main Candidates in this Election:

• Candidate: Jose Mario VAZ
  • Party: Independent
• Candidate: Domingos Simoes PEREIRA
  • Party: African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)
• Candidate: Umaro Sissoko EMBALO
  • Party: Movement for a Democratic Alternative (Madem G-15)
• Candidate: Nuno Gomes Na BIAM
  • Party: United People's Assembly - Guinea-Bissau Democratic Party
• Candidate: Carlos GOMES Jr.
  • Party: Independent

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 1,921,000[3]
• Registered Voters: 761,676 (2019)[4]

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 982,000[5]
• Is Guinea-Bissau a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)[6]
• Has Guinea-Bissau ratified CEDAW: Yes (23 August 1985)[7]
• Gender Quota: No
• Female Candidates in this election:
• Number of Female Legislators: 14 (13.7%)[8]
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 177[9]
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

• Is Guinea-Bissau a signatory to CRPD: Yes (24 September 2013)[10]
• Has Guinea-Bissau ratified CRPD: Yes (24 September 2014)[11]
• Population with a disability: 258, 926 (2019 est.)[12]