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Friday, January 16, 2026
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Guinea Leader Wins Election

General Mamady Doumbouya won the election. He is now the leader. He led the army in 2021. The results came out on Tuesday. Doumbouya got many votes. He was the head of the army government. He took power from the old president.

Some people do not like the results. They say the election was not fair. They saw problems on election day. The election was to have a civilian leader. This plan was for three years. The army leaders could run for president. This let Doumbouya be a candidate.

Some other candidates are sad. They did not get many votes. They say there were bad things. They also say people were not allowed to watch. They said some votes were fake. Guinea's politics changed after the army took over. Some parties were stopped. Their leaders were arrested or left. This made the election not open.

Social media also had problems. TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook did not work well. Some people think this was to stop news. It was also to control the story. A group called Ecowas is watching Guinea.

The court will check the results. General Doumbouya will lead for seven years. Some people think this is good. Others think it is not real democracy. This election is very important for Guinea.

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