Guinea-Bissau holds legislative elections amid political deadlock

FILE PHOTO: Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo speaks at the Peace Forum in Paris, France November 11, 2022. Christophe Ena/Pool via REUTERS

BISSAU (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau goes to the polls on Sunday in local elections as voters seek stability more than a year after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved parliament over accusations of corruption.

The West African country of nearly 2 million people has seen frequent political turmoil, with at least 10 coups or attempted coups since it gained independence from Portugal in 1974.