{"id":9024,"date":"2026-01-18T03:57:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T03:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9024"},"modified":"2026-01-18T03:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T03:57:45","slug":"military-leader-doumbouya-sworn-in-as-guineas-president-elections-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9024","title":{"rendered":"Military leader Doumbouya sworn in as Guinea\u2019s president | Elections News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Doumbouya was declared victor in the West African country\u2019s first election since he led the 2021 military takeover.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 18 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">18 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Mamady Doumbouya, a general who led a 2021 military takeover in Guinea, has been sworn in as the West African country\u2019s president.<\/p>\n<p>The Saturday event, which took place in front of tens of thousands of supporters and several heads of state, came after Doumbaya was declared the victor in last month\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The vote was the first since Doumbouya toppled President Alpha Conde four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Although he initially pledged not to run for president after seizing power, Doumbouya ultimately stood for election against eight other candidates. However, his most prominent opponents remained in exile, with the opposition calling for a boycott of the poll.<\/p>\n<p>The West African country\u2019s Supreme Court later said Doumbouya received 86.7 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Dressed in a traditional gown, Doumbouya swore an oath to uphold the constitution \u2013 which had recently been altered to allow him to stand \u2013 during an hours-long ceremony at the General Lansana Conte Stadium on the outskirts of the capital, Conakry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI swear before God and before the people of Guinea, on my honour, to respect and faithfully enforce the Constitution, the laws, regulations and judicial decisions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Heads of state from Rwanda, The Gambia, Senegal and other African countries joined the event, as did the vice presidents of China, Nigeria, Ghana and Equatorial Guinea, as well as officials from France and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Assimi Goita, a general who has led neighbouring Mali since a military takeover in 2020, was also in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>The election came after Guineans approved a new constitution in September that permitted members of the military leadership to run for office. It also lengthened presidential terms from five to seven years, setting a two-term limit.<\/p>\n<p>Doumbouya has said the military takeover was justified due to alleged corruption and economic mismanagement under Conde, who in 2010 became the country\u2019s first freely elected president since its 1958 independence.<\/p>\n<p>During four years in power, the military dissolved state institutions and suspended the constitution, as it negotiated with regional bodies, including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), over a return to democratic civilian government.<\/p>\n<p>Doumbouya has cracked down on civil liberties, banned protests and targeted political opponents during his time as leader.<\/p>\n<p>With about 52 percent of the population living in poverty, he has promised to tap the country\u2019s vast natural resources, which include untapped iron ore deposits, as well as the world\u2019s largest bauxite reserves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doumbouya was declared victor in the West African country\u2019s first election since he led the 2021 military takeover. 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