Legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau: absolute majority for the opposition, according to provisional results

2023-06-08T15:19:09.182Z

Highlights: In Guinea-Bissau, the PAI – Terra Ranka coalition, led by the PAIGC party, won 54 seats out of 102 in Parliament, an absolute majority. The party of the country's president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Madem, won 29 seats. According to the Constitution, the party that obtains a majority in Parliament automatically obtains the post of Prime Minister. The coalition should experience cohabitation with a Prime Minister from the ranks of thePAIGC, says Bineta Diagne.

In Guinea-Bissau, the PAI – Terra Ranka coalition, led by the PAIGC party, won 54 seats out of 102 in Parliament, an absolute majority, in the legislative elections held on ...

Legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau: absolute majority for the opposition, according to provisional results

In Guinea-Bissau, the PAI-Terra Ranka coalition, led by the PAIGC party, won 54 seats out of 102 in Parliament, an absolute majority, in the legislative elections held on 4 June and whose provisional results were unveiled by the National Electoral Commission on 8 June. The party of the country's president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Madem, won 29 seats. According to the Constitution, the party that obtains a majority in Parliament automatically obtains the post of Prime Minister.

Supporters of PAI – Terra Ranka let their joy burst into the streets of Bissau on June 8, 2023 after the proclamation of the provisional results of the Bissau-Guinean legislative elections. © Bineta Diagne/RFI

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With our special envoy to Bissau, Bineta Diagne

PAI – Terra Ranka, a coalition led by the PAIGC party, won an absolute majority in the National Assembly: 54 seats, far ahead of Madem, the party of the President of the Republic which won 29 seats.

According to the Constitution, the party that wins the majority in Parliament automatically obtains the post of Prime Minister of the country.

Concretely, Guinea-Bissau should experience cohabitation with a Prime Minister from the ranks of the PAIGC.

President Umaro Sissoco Embaló is to express himself in a message to the Nation.

For his part, the PAIGC spokesperson encourages the entire political class to let work for this 4-year mandate and therefore to put an end to these repeated cycles of crisis at the head of the institutions of this West African State.

Meanwhile, activists began to celebrate the victory: they came out spontaneously in the city center of the capital, with flags and pots and pans to express their joy.

Legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau: absolute majority for the opposition, according to provisional results

Legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau: absolute majority for the opposition, according to provisional results

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