Guinea’s Path to Electoral Autocracy By Inés M. Pousadela Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/01/guineas-path-to-electoral-autocracy/ MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jan 20 2026 (IPS) - In December, the dust settled on Guinea’s first presidential election since the military took control in a 2021 coup. General Mamady Doumbouya stayed in power after receiving 87 per cent of the vote. But the outcome was never in doubt: this was no a democratic milestone; it was the culmination of Guinea’s denied transition to civilian rule. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.