2026 Guinea-Bissau general election
6 December 2026
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General elections will held in Guinea-Bissau on 6 December to elect the president and members of the National People's Assembly.[1][2] The date was set by the High Military Command for the Restoration of Order, which seized power in a coup d'état on 26 November 2025 that came before the release of the results of the 2025 Guinea-Bissau general election on 23 November, which was annulled.
Background
General elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 23 November 2025 to elect the president and members of the National People's Assembly. A few days later, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People staged a coup d'état that overthrew reelectionist president Umaro Sissoco Embaló, suspended the electoral protest and installed General Horta Inta-A Na Man as leader of a junta calling itself the High Military Command for the Restoration of Order that would run the country for a one-year transitional period. The junta released a transitional charter in December 2025 that banned Horta from running for election. On 21 January 2026, the junta issued a decree authorising elections for the legislature and the presidency to be held on 6 December 2026, after it deemed that "all the conditions for organising free, fair and transparent elections have been met".[3][4]
Electoral system
The president is elected using the two-round system.[5] Article 33 of Guinea-Bissau's Electoral Law prohibits the publishing of any opinion polls.[6]
The 102 members of the National People's Assembly are elected by two methods. 100 by closed list proportional representation from 27 multi-member constituencies and two from single-member constituencies representing expatriate citizens in Africa and Europe.[7]
References
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau set to hold general elections on December 6". Africanews. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ Ekpeti, Ifeoluwa (21 January 2026). "Guinea-Bissau Junta Sets Elections for December 6". News Central TV. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau junta sets election date following last year's coup". AP News. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau set to hold general elections on December 6". Africanews. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ Electoral system IPU
- ^ "Holding of Elections Brings Guinea Bissau Closer to Constitutional Normalcy" (PDF). European Union Election Observation Mission. 14 April 2014.
- ^ Electoral system IPU