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Africa-Press. <\/strong> <\/span>The city of Kissidougou, located about 600 kilometers from the Guinean capital Conakry, is witnessing an unconventional electoral campaign as the legislative and municipal elections scheduled for May 31, 2026, draw near. Political parties and candidates are focusing their efforts on educating voters about how to vote within a new and complex electoral system that relies on three separate ballots.<\/p>\n

In markets, public squares, and intersections within the city, discussions have shifted from competition among candidates to explaining ballots, electoral lists, and voting mechanisms, in an effort to avoid voter confusion and reduce the number of invalid votes.<\/p>\n

Mamoudou Kounde\u0301, a campaign activist, states that voters will participate this time in three different types of voting, including municipal elections through national lists, as well as electing members of parliament through individual and multiple lists, making awareness-raising essential for ensuring proper participation.<\/p>\n

In this context, political parties have found themselves playing a new role that goes beyond traditional political mobilization to include electoral education and civic awareness. The “Generation for Modernity and Development” movement, founded by transitional leader Mamadi Doumbouya, along with its allied parties, is focusing on extensive training for field staff, volunteers, supervisors, and polling station representatives to deliver unified and clear messages to voters.<\/p>\n

Sikouba Mara, campaign director for the “Fidel” party, emphasized that the main goal is to avoid confusion at polling stations and ensure that citizens understand the new electoral system, pointing out the necessity of training campaign workers, representatives, and supervisors to work in a coordinated manner for the benefit of various political alliance candidates.<\/p>\n

Despite the intensive preparations, the electoral campaign in Guinea appears relatively lackluster due to the absence of a significant portion of the opposition from these elections, which are considered a critical milestone in the return to constitutional order after the transitional phase.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court partially reinstated the “Frondig” party in the electoral race after temporarily suspending its activities; however, the party’s leader, Abdoulaye Yero Balde\u0301, deemed the absence of the main opposition from the elections a “democratic setback,” asserting that the campaign lacks popular enthusiasm and that the principle of equality among candidates is not being adequately respected.<\/p>\n

Last March, around 40 political parties were dissolved, including some of the most prominent opposition parties in Guinea, such as the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), the Rally of the Guinean People (RPG), and the Union of Republican Forces (UFR), on the grounds of non-compliance with the new law regulating political parties.<\/p>\n

Authorities have mandated political parties to update their internal systems, hold compliance conferences, and provide proof of their presence in various provinces of the country by May 25.<\/p>\n

Political analyst Nafali Ghilafougi warned that conducting elections in the absence of genuine opposition could lead to an excessive concentration of political power in the hands of a limited group, considering that the institutions resulting from these elections may be “legally legitimate but politically weak due to the lack of actual competition.”<\/p>\n

These elections follow the presidential elections and come as the transitional phase nears its end, with plans to elect 342 mayors and 147 deputies in parliament, a step that authorities view as an essential part of completing the return to constitutional governance in the country.<\/p>\n

Find more news and analyses on Africa<\/span> on the Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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