2025 Guinean presidential election

The election month was announced by Prime Minister Bah Oury at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 12 May 2025. The election was scheduled for 28 December 2025 by a decree read by Doumbouya on national television on 27 September 2025. ==Electoral system==

Candidates were required to submit a deposit of 875 million Guinean francs ($100,000). Candidates were also required to be residing in Guinea and aged between 40 and 80 years. A runoff election is required should no candidate win a majority. ==Candidates==

A total of 11 people submitted their candidacies before the Supreme Court by the deadline of candidate registration on 3 November 2025. These included: • Lansana Kouyaté, former prime minister. • , member of the national assembly. ==Conduct==

Doumbouya's campaign highlighted major infrastructure projects and reforms launched under his rule, while Yero Baldé ran on themes of anti-corruption and economic growth. Following the election, opposition candidate Faya Millimono said the vote was marred by "systematic fraudulent practices" and restrictions on observers monitoring the voting and counting processes. Balde subsequently filed a petition before the Supreme Court accusing the DGE of electoral fraud, but withdrew the complaint on 3 January 2026. == Results ==

The DGE declared Mamady Doumbouya as the winner on 30 December, having won 86.72% of the vote, followed by Yéro Baldé with 6.59%. The results were validated by the Supreme Court on 4 January 2026. ==Aftermath==

Doumbouya was inaugurated as the civilian president of Guinea on 17 January 2026. On 23 January, the African Union lifted sanctions imposed on Guinea following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état, citing the transition to civilian rule under the 2025 election. ==References==