2020 Guinean parliamentary election explained

Parliamentary elections were held in Guinea on 22 March 2020 alongside a constitutional referendum,^{[1] [2] [3]} after being postponed four times from the original date of January 2019.^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Electoral system

The 114 members of the National Assembly are elected by a mixed member system; 38 are elected from single-member constituencies based on the 33 prefectures and five communes of Conakry by first-past-the-post voting, whilst the other 76 are elected from a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation.^[10]

Results

The elections were boycotted by the main opposition parties. As a result, President Condé's party won a supermajority of seats.

Notes and References

1. https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Guinea-postpones-legislative-election-and-referendum/1066-5474994-uqeejj/index.html Guinea postpones legislative election and referendum
2. http://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20200205-guin%C3%A9e-couplage-referendum-constitutionnel-elections-l%C3%A9gislatives Guinée: couplage du référendum constitutionnel avec les législatives du 1er mars
3. https://www.jeuneafrique.com/903573/politique/alpha-conde-annonce-le-report-des-legislatives-et-du-referendum-constitutionnel/ Guinée : Alpha Condé annonce le report des législatives et du référendum constitutionnel
4. https://www.conakryinfos.com/2019/09/25/invite-au-referendum-le-president-a-parle-au-conditionnel-rassure-kassory Invite au référendum : « le président a parlé au conditionnel », rassure Kassory
5. https://www.ndi.org/2019-guinea-legislative-election Guinea
6. Web site: Guinea: Unrest possible ahead of January 2019 legislative elections /update 12. GardaWorld. en. 2019-01-16.
7. https://www.jeuneafrique.com/771782/politique/guinee-la-ceni-fixe-la-date-des-elections-legislatives-a-la-fin-2019/ Guinée : la Ceni fixe la date des élections législatives à la fin 2019
8. https://www.lequotidien.sn/guinee-elections-legislatives-la-date-du-28-decembre-ne-fait-pas-consensus-au-sein-de-la-ceni GUINEE – Elections législatives : La date du 28 décembre ne fait pas consensus au sein de la Céni
9. https://news.yahoo.com/president-approves-february-vote-turbulent-guinea-001653030.html President approves February vote in turbulent Guinea
10. http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2131_B.htm Electoral system