At Stake in this Election:       

• The office of President of Guinea

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Alpha CONDE (since December 2010)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory FOFANA (since 21 May 2018)
• Assembly: Guinea has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 114 seats.

Electoral System:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
• The 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 Candidates in this Election:            

• Candidate: Alpha CONDÉ
  • Party: Rally of the Guinean People (RPG)
• Candidate: Cellou DALEIN DIALLO
  • Party: Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG)

*There are a total of 12 candidates in this election.

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 12,527,440 (July 2020 est.)[1]
• Registered Voters: 5,179,600 (2020 est.)[2]

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 1,459,274 (June 2020 est.)[3]
• Is Guinea a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)
• Has Guinea ratified CEDAW: Yes (9 August 1982)
• Gender Quota: No
• Female Candidates in this election: N/A
• Number of Female Legislators: 19 (as of 2020)[4]
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 174[5]
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very High[6]

Disability Data:

• Is Guinea a signatory to CRPD: Yes (16 May 2007)[7]
• Has Guinea ratified CRPD: Yes (8 February 2008)[8]
• Population with a disability: 665,759[9]