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opposition to refrain from violence. The British government argued the Government of Guinea to respect democratic institutions and all forms of human rights including the right to peaceful protest, as well as encouraging all parties to engage in constructive dialogue and refrain from using violence. The UK as well called upon the government to ensure the elections and referendum would be conducted in a fair and transparent way.
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Preliminary results showed that the new constitution received almost 90% of votes in favor amid a full boycott by opposition parties. Turnout was around 58%. The Constitutional Court made public the final results on 3 April, and proclaimed the new constitution adopted by an absolute majority of
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During the protests, several government offices, schools and police stations were attacked with the aim of destroying voting materials. Some of the scenes that took place during that period included attackers entering a police station in Mamou and tearing up voter lists and ransacking boxes of
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said, "We question whether the process will be free, fair and transparent and accurately reflect the will of all eligible voters. We urge all parties to engage in nonviolent civil dialogue." The United States government also called on authorities to allow peaceful demonstrations while asking
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Some polling stations required voters to wash their hands before casting their ballot and radio stations reminded citizens to keep distance from one another however it was noticed that at some polling stations crowds were squeezed in line to vote and few people wore masks.
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electoral cards; two schools that were planned to be used as polling stations were set on fire; several administrative buildings in the north and southern part of the country were also set on fire; and in Labé, tyres were burnt in the streets and road barricades set up.
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After the referendum results were announced, protesters went out to the streets again, as with protesting before the referendum, and torched cars, as well as setting up barricades. Protests turned violent in several cities, including
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announced that it expected that internet and telephony services to be disturbed due to a planned maintenance work on undersea cables. Although the planned works were later postponed,
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The constitutional referendum was originally scheduled to be on 1 March 2020. However it was pushed back as international observers raised concerns about electoral register. The
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Protests against the referendum in the buildup to polling day led to the deaths of over 32 people between October 2019 to March 2020, with regular protests taking place in
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As a consequence, the authorities removed over 2.5 million unverifiable names (out of a total of 7.7 million names) from the register in line with the advice of the
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Changing the presidential term of office from five to six years, and resetting the current term count for the purposes of term limits of the incumbent president
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confirmed that social media was blocked from 20:00 on the evening before polling day until the morning of the day after, spanning 36 hours. The block included
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The National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC), an umbrella opposition group, called for a boycott of the referendum and rejected its results.
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Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Knowledge (XXG) article at ]; see its history for attribution.
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Secretary-General Calls for Ensuring Peaceful Legislative Elections, Constitutional Referendum in Guinea
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Stating that no one gender would make up more than two-thirds of government institutions
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Opponents of the proposals attempted to disrupt voting, vandalising voting equipment.
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cancelled an electoral observations mission, citing major issues with the poll. The
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Guinée: couplage du référendum constitutionnel avec les législatives du 1er mars
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Guinea to hold referendum despite Covid-19 threat and internet challenges
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Guinea's Alpha Conde postpones Sunday's referendum, legislative elections
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Guinea votes on law that could let president stay on for 12 more years
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Fairer distribution of wealth in favour of young people and the poor
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Guineans overwhelmingly vote to back controversial new constitution
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On the day of the referendum, state controlled Guinea Broadband
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Guineans overwhelmingly US voices alarm over Guinea referendum
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Guinea's President Condé postpones controversial referendum
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Lowering the parliamentary age of candidacy to 18-years-old
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Guinea opposition rejects constitutional referendum result
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also highlighted its doubt about the poll's credibility.
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At least 10 dead during Guinea referendum: opposition
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to be elected for a third term, among other changes.
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New tensions in Guinea after referendum postponement
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Prior to the vote, United States Secretary of State
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Do you approve of the draft of the new constitution?
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a machine-translated version of the French article.
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Politics of Guinea

Constitution
Human rights
Interim President
Mamady Doumbouya
Prime Minister
Bah Oury
Cabinet of Guinea
Bah Oury government
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National Council of the Transition
Dansa Kourouma
Administrative divisions
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