Guinea voters endorse post-coup constitution, partial results show


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  • Tuesday, 23 Sep 2025

FILE PHOTO: Election officials count ballot papers in a referendum on a new Guinean constitution that could permit coup leader Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power in 2021, to run for president, in Conakry, Guinea September 21, 2025. REUTERS/Souleymane Camara/File Photo

CONAKRY (Reuters) -Voters in Guinea have overwhelmingly backed a new constitution that could allow coup leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for president if he chose to, according to partial results released late on Monday.

The constitution looked set to pass with 90.6% votes in favour and 9.4% against, Djenabou Toure, head of Guinea's General Directorate of Elections, told reporters. Those figures were based on roughly 91% of votes cast in the referendum.

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