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Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya has been elected president, according to provisional results, paving the way for a return to civilian governing after a military takeover nearly five years ago.
The provisional results announced on Tuesday showed Doumbouya winning 86.72 percent of the vote held on December 28 – an absolute majority that allows him to avoid a runoff.
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The Supreme Court has eight days to validate the results in the event of any challenge.
Doumbouya, 41, faced eight rivals for the presidency, but the main opposition leaders were barred from running and had urged a boycott of the vote.
The former special forces commander seized power in 2021, toppling then-President Alpha Conde, who had been in office since 2010. It was one in a series of nine coups that have reshaped politics in West and Central Africa since 2020.
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