2014 Guinea-Bissau general election explained
| Country: | Guinea-Bissau |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | Presidential election | | Type: | presidential | | Previous Election: | 2012 Guinea-Bissau presidential election | | Previous Year: | 2012 | | Next Election: | 2019 Guinea-Bissau presidential election | | Next Year: | 2019 | | Election Date: | 13 April 2014 (first round)
18 May 2014 (second round) | | Image1: | José Mário Vaz 2014.jpg | | Nominee1: | José Mário Vaz | | Party1: | African Independence Party of Guinea and Cape Verde | | Popular Vote1: | 364,394 | | Percentage1: | 61.92% | | Nominee2: | Nuno Gomes Nabiam | | Party2: | Independent politician | | Popular Vote2: | 224,089 | | Percentage2: | 38.08% | | Before Election: | Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo
(Acting) | | Before Party: | Independent politician | | After Election: | José Mário Vaz | | After Party: | African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde | | Module: | | Election Name: | Legislative election | | Previous Election: | 2008 | | Previous Year: | 2008 | | Next Election: | 2019 | | Embed: | yes | | Next Year: | 2019 | | Election Date: | 13 April 2014 | | Party1: | African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde | | Leader1: | Malam Bacai Sanhá | | Percentage1: | 47.98 | | Last Election1: | 67 | | Seats1: | 57 | | Party2: | Party for Social Renewal | | Leader2: | Abel Incanda | | Percentage2: | 30.76 | | Last Election2: | 28 | | Seats2: | 41 | | Party4: | PCD | | Leader4: | Victor Mandinga | | Percentage4: | 3.37 | | Last Election4: | 1 | | Seats4: | 2 | | Party5: | UM | | Leader5: | Bubacar Rachid Djaló | | Percentage5: | 1.84 | | Last Election5: | 0 | | Seats5: | 1 | | Party3: | PND | | Leader3: | Mamadú Iaia Djaló | | Percentage3: | 4.87 | | Last Election3: | new | | Seats3: | 1 | | Map: | 2014 Guinea-Bissau legislative election - Results by constituency.svg | | Prime Minister | | Before Election: | Rui Duarte de Barros | | Before Party: | Independent (acting) | | After Election: | Domingos Simões Pereira | | After Party: | African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde |
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General elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 13 April 2014, with a second round for the presidential elections held on 18 May since no candidate received a majority in the first round. Several logistic problems and delays caused the elections to be repeatedly postponed, having initially been scheduled for 24 November 2013 and then 16 March 2014.[1] In the second round, José Mário Vaz of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde was declared the president-elect with 62% of the vote.[2]
Background
See main article: 2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'etat.
The elections were the result of a military coup in 2012 cancelling the elections that year.[3] On 26 February 2014, the UN Security Council urged Guinea-Bissau's transitional government to abide by announced election plans, warning of sanctions against those opposing a return to constitutional order.
Former President Kumba Ialá died a few weeks before the elections.[4]
Electoral system
The President were elected using the two-round system, whilst the 102 members of the National People's Assembly were elected using proportional representation from 27 multi-member constituencies.[5] Article 33 of Guinea-Bissau's Electoral Law prohibits the publishing of any opinion polls.[6]
Candidates and parties
Thirteen presidential candidates were confirmed by the High Court of Justice,[7] whilst eight candidates were rejected.[8]
The Court approved fifteen parties to contest the National People's Assembly election, but rejected applications from seven other parties; the National African Congress, the Guinean Civic Forum-Social Democracy, the Democratic Party for Development, the Guinean Democratic Movement, the Patriotic Movement, the Guinean League for Ecological Protection and the Party for Democracy, Development and Citizenship.[8]
Results
National People's Assembly
Notes and References
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bissau-election-idUSBRE9AE0Q420131115 Guinea-Bissau postpones post-coup election until March
- News: Vaz elected President of Guinea-Bissau. Voice Of America. 20 May 2014.
- Web site: Electoral Calendar - international elections world elections . 2011-05-12 .
- http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/04/04/ex-president-guinea-bissau-dies Ex-president of Guinea-Bissau dies
- http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2133_B.htm Electoral system
- Web site: Holding of Elections Brings Guinea Bissau Closer to Constitutional Normalcy. 14 April 2014. Hotel Azalai, Bissau. European Union Election Observation Mission.
- Web site: Guinea Bissau: Tight Timeline As Nation Prepares April 13 Polls. 26 March 2014. Look. Anne. 14 April 2014. allAfrica.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140421082324/http://www.anacao.cv/online/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4420:guine-bissau-supremo-chumba-oito-candidaturas-presidenciais-e-sete-partidos&catid=87:destaque&Itemid=475 GUINÉ-BISSAU: SUPREMO “CHUMBA” OITO CANDIDATURAS PRESIDENCIAIS E SETE PARTIDOS
