Guinea’s constitutional court has confirmed President Alpha Conde’s victory in last month’s disputed election, rejecting allegations of fraud and handing him a third term.
The 82-year-old Conde’s earlier this year campaign to change the constitution in bid to bypass a two-term limit and subsequent candidacy in the October 18 polls sparked violent protests that killed dozens of people.
At 59.5 per cent, Conde’s support was above the absolute majority needed to win, judges found, throwing out challenges to the October 18 ballot held after a new constitution bypassed a two-term presidential limit and was followed by violence the opposition says has claimed 46 lives.
Diallo, a former prime minister who lost to Conde in two previous elections, has claimed an early victory based on data from his supporters at polling stations. Earlier this month, he filed an appeal against Conde’s victory to the constitutional court. Several other losing presidential candidates also did the same.
But the constitutional court said they had produced no evidence.
“Mister Alpha Conde … is declared elected in the first round as president of the Republic of Guinea,” said court President Mohamed Lamine Bangoura.
There is no way for Conde’s rivals to appeal the top court’s decision, leaving the path formally clear for Conde to begin a new six-year term.
(AFP)
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