Guinea voters endorse post-coup constitution, partial results show
Summary
Voters in Guinea have supported a new constitution that could let the current coup leader, Mamady Doumbouya, run for president. The proposed constitution received about 90.6% of the votes in favor. This move could potentially lead to a presidential election in December.Key Facts
- Guinea voters showed strong support for a new constitution in a referendum.
- The new constitution received approximately 90.6% approval and 9.4% opposition.
- Over 4.8 million out of 6.6 million registered voters participated, indicating over 70% voter turnout.
- The constitution allows the coup leader, Mamady Doumbouya, to run for president if he chooses.
- Critics view the referendum results as a possible power consolidation by the military.
- The presidential election is expected to occur in December.
- Opposition leaders and some political parties called for a boycott of the referendum.
- Human Rights Watch accused the government of intimidating opponents, but the government denies the claims and promises to investigate.
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