At Stake in this Election: 

• The Presidency of Guinea. 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President Mamadi DOUMBOUYA (since 1 October 2021) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Amadou Oury BAH (since 27 February 2024) 

• Assembly: At present, the legislature is comprised of the Transitional National Council (Conseil national de transition), an appointed unicameral, 81-seat body. 

Electoral System:  

• The President is typically directly elected through a two-round majoritarian system.  

• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.  

• The 2025 Constitution officially established a bicameral legislature. Two-thirds of the Senate seats are indirectly elected, and one-third is appointed by the President. At present, the Transitional National Council’s seats are all appointed. 

Last Election: 

The last presidential election was held in October 2020, ahead of the coup and the changed constitution which was adopted by referendum last year. Voter turnout in the last presidential election was 79%. 

New/Unique in this Election: 

This is the first Presidential election since the 2021 coup. 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 3 November 2025 

• Voter registration deadline: 30 May 2025 

Main Candidates in this Election:  

• Mamady DOUMBOUYA 

• Abdoulaye Yero BALDE 

• Faya Lansana MILLIMONO 

• Ibrahima Abe SYLLA 

Note: the official candidate list could not be accessed. This list of candidates comes from media reporting. 

Country Context: 

• Population: 14,754,785 (2024 estimate) 

• Registered Voters: 6,768,458 

• V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index Score: 0.161 (2024) 

• V-Dem Regimes of the World Classification: Closed autocracy (2024) 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.500, Low (2025 estimate) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 7,453,518 (2024 estimate) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 17 Jul 1980, Ratified 9 Aug 1982 

• Gender Quota: Yes, legislated quotas for the legislature (including the CNT) 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): n/a 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 34 (2025 estimate) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 16 May 2007, 8 Feb 2008 

• Projected population with a disability: 2,360,765 (2024 estimate)