Guinea Junta Leader Declared Winner of Presidential Election

Mamdi Doumbouya secured almost 87% of the vote, while several opposition figures were either barred from contesting or were in exile. Doumbouya seized power after staging a coup in 2021.

Guinea’s military leader Mamdi Doumbouya was declared winner of the presidential election held over the weekend, provisional results showed Tuesday.

Doumbouya, who seized power in a coup in 2021, won 86.72% of the vote, according to the General Directorate of Elections.

He was widely expected to win…