General Information
At Stake in this Election:
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All 147 seats in the National Assembly of Guinea
Government Structure:
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Chief of State: Général Mamadi DOUMBOUYA (since 5 September 2021)
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Head of Government: Amadou Oury BAH (since 27 February 2024)
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Assembly: Legislative responsibilities are currently handled by the Transitional National Council (Conseil national de transition), an appointed unicameral, 81-seat body. Following this election, Guinea will have a bicameral Parliament (Parlement) with an 87 seat Senate (Sénat) and 147 seat National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale)
Electoral System:
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The President is typically directly elected through a two-round majoritarian system to a once renewable 7-year term.
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The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
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Two-thirds of the 87 members of the Senate are indirectly elected, and the remaining one-third are selected by the President. All members serve 6-year terms.
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Two-thirds of the 147 members of the National Assembly are elected through majority vote in single-member constituencies. The remaining one-third of members are elected through proportional representation from a national list. All members are elected to a 5-year term.
Last Election:
Not applicable; this is the first election for this body.
New/Unique in this Election:
This is the first election for this body, as it was created by the 2025 Consitution.
Key Deadlines:
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Candidate filing deadline: 3 April 2026
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Voter registration deadline: Not applicable; voter registration was not held in lead up to this election.
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Alliance for Renewal and Progress / Alliance pour le Renouveau et le Progrès (ARP)
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Democratic Alternation for Change / Alternance Démocratique pour le Changement (ADC)
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New Future Guinea / Avenir Guinée Nouvelle (AGN)
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Liberal Bloc / Bloc Libéral (BL)
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Forces of Integrity for Democracy and Freedom / Forces des Intègres pour la Démocratie et la Liberté (FIDEL)
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Democratic Front of Guinea / Front Démocratique de Guinée (FDG / FRONDEG)
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Front for National Alliance / Front pour l’Alliance Nationale (FAN)
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National Movement for Development / Mouvement National pour le Développement (MND)
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Fresh Start / Nouveau Départ (ND)
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New Generation for the Republic / Nouvelle Génération pour la République (NGR)
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Party of Citizen Action through Work / Parti de l’Action Citoyenne par le Travail (PACT)
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Party of Democrats for Hope / Parti des Démocrates pour l’Espoir (PADES)
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Rally of Guineans for Alternation / Rassemblement des Guinéens pour l’Alternance (RGA)
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Guinean Rally for Labour / Rassemblement Guinéen du Travail (RGT)
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Rally for National Democracy / Rassemblement pour la Démocratie Nationale (RDN)
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Rally for Renaissance and Development / Rassemblement pour la Renaissance et le Développement (RRD)
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Rally for a Prosperous Guinea / Rassemblement pour une Guinée Prospère (RGP)
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Democratic Union of Guinea / Union Démocratiques de Guinée (UDG)
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Union of the Forces of Change / Union des Forces du Changement (UFC)
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Union for Democracy and Development / Union pour la Démocratie et le Développement (UDD)
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Union for a Popular Movement / Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP)
Country Context:
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Population: 14,754,785 (2024 est.)
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Registered Voters: 6,768,458 (2025)
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V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index Score: 0.19 (2026)
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V-Dem Regimes of the World Classification: Closed Autocracy (2026)
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Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.500, Low, Rank 179 (2023)
Gender Data:
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Female Population: 7,453,518 (2024 est.)
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CEDAW Status: Signed 17 July 1980, Ratified 9 August 1982
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Gender Quota: Yes, legislated quotas that tie certain political financing to gender quota requirements.
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Female Candidates in this election: Yes
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Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 24 out of 81 (29.6%) in the Assembly
Disability Data:
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CRPD Status: Signed 16 May 2007, Ratified 8 February 2008
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Projected population with a disability: 2,360,766 (2024 est.)
