The situation is tense in Guinea-Bissau. Opposition candidate former Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco Embalo was declared the winner of the presidential election on Wednesday in this tumultuous West African country. This victory is currently disputed by his opponent of the majority party, Domingos Simoes Pereira, who denounces "fraud".
A delay of 12 points in the first round
The victory of Umaro Sissoco Embalo, 47, is quite unexpected. He had to make up for a 12 point delay conceded to his opponent in the first round and won 53.55% of the vote last Sunday, against 46.45% for Domingos Simoes Pereira, announced the National Election Commission (CNE).
“The provisional results that have just been announced are full of irregularities, nullity and manipulation, which (constitute) electoral fraud. We cannot accept such a result, "declared the unsuccessful candidate before activists at his party headquarters, while the supporters of the winner celebrated victory in the center of the capital Bissau with loud blasts and concerts of pans.
"We are going to bring all the evidence which shows that the results have been changed," added the leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), announcing an "action for annulment" after consultation. of its legal advisers. "I will be a president of national harmony," said Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who defended the colors of the Madem party, a dissent from the PAIGC.
A reserve brigadier general and former Prime Minister
The UN on the other hand does not see any irregularities which could call into question the results. The organization "urges all activists to continue to exercise restraint during the post-election period", and "congratulates the Election Commission on the exemplary conduct of the electoral process". “The election went well. One candidate won. He will have many responsibilities during these difficult times that Guinea-Bissau is going through, ”said an observer member of a network of civil society organizations, Elisa Pinto.
The elected president is a reserve brigadier general, former Prime Minister (2016-2018) of President Vaz, specialist in defense and geostrategic issues. He was also the representative in West Africa of a Libyan investment fund. This father of three, a "Muslim married to a Christian", posed as a "unifier", while sharply criticizing the management of the PAIGC, the party which led the struggle for independence in Portugal in 1974 and dominated life political since then.
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