At stake in this election:

• 114 seats in the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Alpha CONDE
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Mohamed Said FOFANA
• Assembly: Guinea has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 114 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
• Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
• In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale), 38 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 76 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.***

*** In the proportional tier, there is one nationwide district. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) was dissolved in December 2008 following a military coup. Since February 2010, the role of the legislature has been filled by the appointed 155-member National Transition Council.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Rally of the Guinean People / Rassemblement du Peuple Guinéen Arc-en-Ciel (RPG ARC EN CIEL)
  • Leader: Alpha CONDE
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea / Union des Forces Démocratiques de Guinée (UFDG)
  • Leader: Cellou Dalein DIALLO
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Union of Republican Forces / Union des Forces Républicaines (UFR)
  • Leader: Sidya TOURE
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Party of Hope for National Development / Parti de l’Espoir pour le Développement National (PEDN)
  • Leader: Lasana KOUYATE
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Union for the Progress of Guinea / Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée (UPG)
  • Leader: Jean Marie DORE
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: New Generation for the Republic / Nouvelle Génération pour la République (NGR)
  • Leader: Ibrahima Abe SYLLA
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Last Legislative election:

• The last legislative elections were held in 2002. Elections had been scheduled to take place in 2007, but the term of the National Assembly was increased due to delays caused by a general strike and with issues in setting up the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). The election has subsequently been repeatedly delayed due to various problems, including funding, issues over voter registration, and a military coup d'etat. In July 2013, the UN brokered a compromise between the government and the opposition, paving the way for the election to occur.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 11,948,726 (2013)
• Registered Voters: 4,270,531 (2010)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 5,961,340 (2013)

·         Is Guinea a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

·         Has Guinea ratified CEDAW: Yes (9 August 1982)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 25 (following the 2013 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 182 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Guinea a signatory to CRPD: Yes (16 May 2007)

·         Has Guinea ratified CRPD: Yes (8 February 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 1,792,308 (est.)