IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Guinea

Republic of Guinea

13,398,180
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)

6,768,458
Registered Voters (as of Sept. 27, 2025)

74.72%
Average Turnout

13
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.161
Regimes of the World Classification: Closed Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: July 17, 1980
Ratified Date: Aug. 9, 1982

SIGI* Score: 34.0
Level of Discrimination: Medium
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: May 16, 2007
Ratified Date: Feb. 8, 2008

HDI* Score: 0.500
Category: Low
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Guinean Presidency	None	Head of State
Guinean National Assembly	Assemblée Nationale	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Alpha CONDE
Head of Government: Prime Minister Mamady YOULA
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.
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.

Elections

2025-12-31 | Status: Date not confirmed
Guinean National Assembly
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2025-12-31 | Status: Date not confirmed
Guinean Presidency
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2025-09-21 | Status: Date not confirmed
Referendum
Votes 5,951,807
Registered 6,768,458
Turnout 87.93

2020-10-18 | Status: Held
Guinean Presidency
Votes 4,267,593
Registered 5,410,089
Turnout 78.88

2020-03-22 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2020-03-22 | Status: Held
Guinean National Assembly
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2015-10-11 | Status: Held
Guinean Presidency
Votes 4,131,046
Registered 6,042,634
Turnout 68.36

2013-09-28 | Status: Held
Guinean National Assembly
Votes 3,355,442
Registered 5,212,539
Turnout 64.37

2010-11-07 | Status: Held
Guinean Presidency
Votes 2,898,233
Registered 4,270,531
Turnout 67.87

2010-06-27 | Status: Held
Guinean Presidency
Votes 2,675,320
Registered 4,200,000
Turnout 63.7

2003-12-21 | Status: Held
Guinean Presidency
Votes 4,146,027
Registered 5,009,780
Turnout 82.76

2001-11-11 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 3,758,390
Registered 4,310,081
Turnout 87.2

1998-12-14 | Status: Held
Guinean Presidency
Votes 2,656,113
Registered 3,719,197
Turnout 71.42

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Guinean National Assembly	2025-12-31	Date not confirmed	-	-	-
Guinean Presidency	2025-12-31	Date not confirmed	-	-	-
Referendum	2025-09-21	Date not confirmed	5,951,807	6,768,458	87.93
Guinean Presidency	2020-10-18	Held	4,267,593	5,410,089	78.88
Referendum	2020-03-22	Held	-	-	-
Guinean National Assembly	2020-03-22	Held	-	-	-
Guinean Presidency	2015-10-11	Held	4,131,046	6,042,634	68.36
Guinean National Assembly	2013-09-28	Held	3,355,442	5,212,539	64.37
Guinean Presidency	2010-11-07	Held	2,898,233	4,270,531	67.87
Guinean Presidency	2010-06-27	Held	2,675,320	4,200,000	63.7
Guinean Presidency	2003-12-21	Held	4,146,027	5,009,780	82.76
Referendum	2001-11-11	Held	3,758,390	4,310,081	87.2
Guinean Presidency	1998-12-14	Held	2,656,113	3,719,197	71.42

Voter Turnout

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