Guinea’s electoral authority, the General Directorate of Elections (DGE), has provisionally declared General Mamady Doumbouya the winner of the December 28 presidential election. The announcement, made late Tuesday, 30 December 2025, signals the formal end of the military transition that began with the 2021 coup.
Doumbouya, running under the banner of Generation for Modernity and Development (GMD), secured a crushing victory in the first round, bypassing the need for a runoff in a contest that opposition groups have labeled a “sham.”
The DGE reported an exceptionally high turnout of 80.95%, with Doumbouya far outdistancing his eight challengers by 86.72% (4,594,262 votes) leaving the runner ups, Abdoulaye Yéro Baldé (FRONDEG) with 6.59% and Faya Lansana Millimouno (Bloc Liberal), 2.04% of the votes.
The absolute majority gives Doumbouya a seven-year mandate under the new constitution adopted in the September 2025 referendum.
The 41-year-old former special forces commander, who toppled Alpha Condé four years ago, successfully pivoted from junta leader to “civilian” president despite initial promises not to run.
His campaign focused heavily on the Simandou iron ore project, the world’s largest untapped deposit, which his government fast-tracked into production. As his popularity in some sectors is being bolstered by his firm stance against foreign mining conglomerates, including the recent revocation of licenses for state-owned benefit.
The landslide victory has been met with deep skepticism from international observers and human rights groups.
The election’s most prominent critics, including Alpha Condé and Cellou Dalein Diallo, remain in exile. Over 50 political parties were dissolved prior to the vote.
UN Rights Chief Volker Türk recently characterized the campaign period as marked by “intimidation of opposition actors” and “media constraints.”
Runner-up Faya Millimouno has already alleged “systematic fraudulent practices,” claiming observers were blocked from monitoring several counting centers.
The Supreme Court now has eight days to validate the provisional results and hear any formal legal challenges. Barring a successful court challenge, Doumbouya is expected to be sworn in as the constitutional President in early January 2026.
