Military leader Dumbouia sworn in as president of Guinea Election news

Dumbouya was declared the winner in the West African country’s first election since the 2021 military takeover.

2021 military takeover in Guinea General Mamadi Dumbouia has been sworn in as president of the West African country.

Saturday’s event, in front of thousands of supporters and several heads of state, followed Dumbaya. declared victorious In the elections held last month.

The The poll was first Four years ago, Doumbouya deposed President Alpha Conde.

Although he initially promised not to run for president after taking power, Dumbouya ultimately ran against eight other candidates. However, his most prominent opponents remained in exile, with the opposition calling for a boycott of the vote.

The West African country’s Supreme Court later said Dumbouya won 86.7 percent of the vote.

Dumbouia, dressed in a traditional gown, swore to uphold the constitution – which was recently amended to allow him to stand – in an hour-long ceremony at the General Lansana Conte stadium outside the capital Conakry.

“I swear before God and the people of Guinea, on my honor, to respect and faithfully implement the constitution, laws, regulations and judicial decisions,” he said.

The vice presidents of China, Nigeria, Ghana, and Equatorial Guinea, as well as officials from France and the United States, were joined by heads of state from Rwanda, Gambia, Senegal, and other African countries.

General Assimi Goita, who has led neighboring Mali since a military takeover in 2020, was also present.

The election came after Guinea approved a new constitution in September that allowed members of the military leadership to run for office. It also established a two-term limit, increasing the term of office of the President from five to seven years.

Doumbouya has said the military takeover was justified by alleged corruption and financial mismanagement under Condé, who in 2010 became the country’s first freely elected president since independence in 1958.

During his four years in power, the military dissolved state institutions and suspended the constitution, as it negotiated with regional bodies, including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to return to democratic civilian government.

Doumbouya has banned civil liberties, banned protests and targeted political opponents during his time as leader.

With about 52 percent of the population living in poverty, they have pledged to exploit the country’s abundant natural resources, including untapped iron ore deposits as well as the world’s largest bauxite deposits.