Mamadi Doumbouya declared winner of Guinea's Presidential Election, results show

The announcement, made by Djenabou Toure, head of the General Directorate of Elections (DGE), came 48 hours after polls closed, capping a vote that marks the end of the military transition period following Doumbouya's 2021 coup against then-President Alpha Conde.

According to official figures from the centralisation, verification and compilation of polling station records, the election covered the entire national territory and overseas constituencies, with 16,730 voting centres and 23,673 polling stations deployed.

Of these, 23,398 stations were processed, representing a coverage rate of 98.84 per cent.

Out of 6,768,458 registered voters, 5,608,520 participated -- including 5,448,191 signed on voter lists and 160,329 by derogation -- yielding a turnout of 80.95 per cent, described by electoral authorities as "high."

The vote recorded 310,589 null ballots, with valid votes totalling 5,297,931, or 94.46 per cent of expressed votes.

In a statement, the DGE said: "After centralisation, verification and compilation of the provisional results of the first round of the Dec. 28, 2025 presidential election, acting in strict compliance with legality, it proclaims candidate Mamadi Doumbouya, having obtained an absolute majority of valid votes, elected in the presidential election on a provisional basis."

The declaration remains subject to validation by the Supreme Court, the sole jurisdiction competent for final confirmation. The court has eight days to rule on any potential challenges.