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🇬🇳 Guinea
Presidential republic restored on the junta's terms after the 2021 coup
SystemPresidential republic restored on the junta's terms after the 2021 coup
Head of statePresident Mamady Doumbouya, the 2021 coup leader elected in December 2025
Head of governmentPrime Minister Bah Oury
LegislatureNational Assembly restored by the December 2025 elections after four years of an appointed transition council
ElectionsElections resumed in late 2025 but with main opposition leaders barred or exiled and the vote criticised by the UN and opposition groups
Last election2025-12-28 · presidential and parliamentary elections, a landslide for Doumbouya
Next election2030 · parliamentary election due
Colonel Doumbouya overthrew Alpha Condé in 2021, and a September 2025 constitutional referendum cleared the way for his own candidacy despite earlier transition pledges barring junta members. Veteran opposition leaders Cellou Dalein Diallo and Sidya Touré were kept off the ballot. Guinea holds the world's largest bauxite reserves and the giant Simandou iron deposit, which began exports in 2025.
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