Voters in Guinea approve new constitution with 89% support

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) -A new constitution in Guinea that could permit junta leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for office was backed by 89% of voters, according to complete provisional results released late Tuesday.

According to provisional figures, subject to confirmation by the Constitutional Court, 89.38% of voters backed the proposed constitution, with a turnout of 86.42% from the 6.7 million registered voters, territorial administration minister, Ibrahima Kalil Conde announced.