Tagged: Guinea Bissau
Conrad Omodiagbe
Guinea-Bissau Swears in Embattled President
Opposition leader and the president-elect for Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, has been sworn into office despite an ongoing legal battle involving the ruling party and the Electoral Commission, as well as a vote-auditing order made by the country’s Supreme Court. The swearing-in was overseen by the first Vice President of the National People’s Assembly, Nuno […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Guinea-Bissau Presidential Election
Former Prime Minister Domingos Simoes Pereira has come out on top in the first round of the presidential election held in Guinea-Bissau on the 24th of November. He received 40 per cent of the votes cast and is trailed by former Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who received 27 per cent of the votes. Incumbent […]
Farida Adamu
Guinea-Bissau Set to Hold Presidential Elections
Presidential elections are set to hold in Guinea-Bissau on the 24th of November 2019, with a second-round planned for 29 December if no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes in the first round. Vaz Does Not Want To Leave About nineteen people have expressed interest in the November 24 polls, including incumbent President […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Guinea Bissau Presidential Poll Scheduled for November
According to a presidential decree published on Tuesday the 18th of June, Guinea Bissau will hold its presidential election on November 24th, 2019. A possible run-off is scheduled to take place on the 29th of December if no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes in the initial round. The announced date is later […]