Guinea President To Seek Third Term In Office

The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé, is billed to contest the October 18 presidential election.

Condé has been the President of the West African country since 2010.

His party, the Rassemblement du peuple de Guinée, disclosed this on state media.

Party faithful and the president’s supporters said on Monday that they would back his candidacy, despite serving for two terms.

Radio France Internationale reports that the prospect of a new candidacy has raised for months a wave of protests that have, resulting in dozens of deaths since October 2019.

On his part, RFI quoted Conde as saying: ” if you want me to accept your proposal, you must commit to ensuring that the RPG, our party, becomes again what it was before, a party that leaves no one behind.”

Recall that in another West African country, Mali, the military had ousted its President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in a coup.

He served as prime minister and president from 1994 till 2020.

He was eventually released after pressure was mounted on the military junta by the Economic Community of West African States.

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— RFI (@RFI) September 1, 2020