CONAKRY, 30 December 2025 – Mamady Doumbouya, who led Guinea’s 2021 coup, has won the presidential election with 86.72% of the vote, provisional results announced on Tuesday show. The outcome secures him a seven-year mandate and completes Guinea’s transition back to civilian rule.
Doumbouya, a former special forces commander believed to be in his early 40s, overthrew President Alpha Condé in 2021. Condé, who had governed since 2010, and opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo remain in exile, leaving Doumbouya to face a fragmented field of eight challengers.
The Supreme Court has eight days to validate the results if any challenges are filed. Voter turnout was reported at 80.95%, though participation appeared lower in the capital Conakry, and opposition figures questioned the figure.
The former junta leader had initially pledged not to run, but a September referendum removed restrictions on former junta members, allowing him to contest. Doumbouya has gained support for advancing Guinea’s bauxite and iron ore projects, including the recently launched Simandou iron ore deposit, and for taking over assets from Emirates Global Aluminium’s Guinea Alumina Corporation after a refinery dispute. His focus on resource nationalism has resonated with a largely young population, where the median age is about 19.
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