Guinea-Bissau sets election date following last year’s coup

Al JazeeraEN 2 min read 100% complete by News Agencies,Al Jazeera StaffJanuary 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM

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Guinea-Bissau will hold legislative and presidential elections on December 6, following a coup in November 2025 that ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. Major-General Horta Inta-a, the head of the military government installed after the coup, announced that conditions are in place for free and fair elections. Inta-a is barred from running in the election under a transitional charter. The military claimed the coup was necessary to prevent violence during Embalo's pursuit of a second term. Guinea-Bissau, a country plagued by political instability and known as a drug trafficking hub, faces these elections after a visit from an ECOWAS delegation.

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Latin America 30% Europe 30% Portugal 30% Bassirou Diomaye Faye 40% Sierra Leone 40% Julius Maada Bio 40% Legislative Election ×250% Presidential Election ×250% Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ×260% Umaro Sissoco Embalo ×470% Horta Inta-a ×375% Guinea-Bissau ×790%

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