Guinea: double ballot postponed, announces President Alpha Condé

Guinean President Alpha Condé. WU HONG / POOL / AFP

Text by: Bineta Diagne

The head of state announced on national television this Friday evening the postponement of two weeks of the legislative elections and the referendum on the Constitution.

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From our special correspondent in Conakry

President Alpha Condé announced this Friday evening in Conakry the postponement of two weeks of the legislative elections and the referendum on the new Constitution, initially scheduled for Sunday, March 1.

The postponement is not " a capitulation, " he said in a statement on public television. Only the parties already in the running will be able to participate in the legislative elections, he added.

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