G.Bissau Moves Towards Postponement of December General Election
The commission said political parties were not ready and security conditions were unmet, raising fresh doubts over a vote meant to restore civilian rule.
- Guinea-Bissau's National Electoral Commission announced Thursday that conditions had not been met to organize the December 6 presidential and legislative vote meant to restore civilian rule after last November's coup.
- Transitional president General Horta N'Tam said political parties were not ready for the vote and needed "renewal," citing their failure to hold leadership congresses before the election.
- Prime Minister Ilidio Vieira Te said "the conditions for holding credible elections do not exist," noting that candidates missed the Oct 6 deadline to submit bids to the Supreme Court.
- Last week, the junta blocked former president Umaro Sissoco Embalo from returning from Morocco, citing "security conditions" that "were not met for Embalo." The move raised questions about the government's commitment to the electoral process.
- Civil society activists accuse the interim government of suppressing dissent, citing the unsolved murder of political movement founder Vigario Luis Balanta as a high-profile example of state repression.
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The Transitional Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau announced the possibility of postponing the presidential and legislative elections scheduled for 6 December next, amid a political crisis following last year ' s coup d ' état.
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