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2019 Guinea-Bissau presidential election

←  2014 24 November 2019 (first round)
29 December 2019 (second round)
2024 →
 
16 07 202 Encontro com o Excelentíssimo Sr. Presidente da Guiné-Bissau (51315757792).jpg
Nominee Umaro Sissoco Embaló Domingos Simões Pereira
Party Madem G15 PAIGC
Popular vote 293,359 254,468
Percentage 53.55% 46.45%

Second round results by region
Embaló:      50–60%      60–70%
Pereira:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

President before election

José Mário Vaz
PAIGC

Elected President

Umaro Sissoco Embaló
Madem G15

Presidential elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 24 November 2019. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was held on 29 December. [1] Incumbent president José Mário Vaz finished fourth in the first round of voting, failing to progress to the runoff. Umaro Sissoco Embaló won the second round with 54% of the vote.

Background

Guinea-Bissau returned to constitutional order in 2014 with the election of Vaz as president. Vaz won the 2014 presidential election as the PAIGC’s candidate but fell out with the party after he dismissed his Prime Minister Domingos Simões Pereira, leader of the PAIGC, in August 2015. During his presidency (2014-2019), Vaz has worked with seven prime ministers – an indicator of the degree of political instability that characterises his administration. [2]

On 26 October 2019 violent protests followed the dismissal of Prime-Minister Aristides Gomes. Vaz met with a senior military leader as rumors of a coup took hold. On 9 November 2019, President Vaz yielded to pressure from the West African regional organization ECOWAS and the African Union and reinstated his former prime minister. [3]

Candidates

The elections were contested by 12 candidates, including: [4]

Results

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Domingos Simões Pereira African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde222,87040.13254,46846.45
Umaro Sissoco Embaló Madem G15153,53027.65293,35953.55
Nuno Gomes Nabiam Assembly of the People United73,06313.16
José Mário VazIndependent68,93312.41
Carlos Gomes JúniorIndependent14,7662.66
Baciro DjáPatriotic Front of National Salvation7,1261.28
Vicente Fernandes Democratic Convergence Party4,2500.77
Mamadú Iaia Djaló New Democracy Party2,8130.51
Idrissa Djaló National Unity Party2,5690.46
Mutaro Intai DjabiIndependent2,3850.43
Gabriel Fernando Indi United Social Democratic Party1,9820.36
António Afonso Té Republican Party for Independence and Development1,0610.19
Total555,348100.00547,827100.00
Valid votes555,34898.04547,82798.97
Invalid/blank votes11,1251.965,6941.03
Total votes566,473100.00553,521100.00
Registered voters/turnout761,67674.37761,67672.67
Source: CNE, CNE

Aftermath

In the first round of voting, Domingos Simões Pereira led the field, with 40.13% of the vote. Incumbent president José Mário Vaz finished fourth in the first round of voting, failing to progress to the runoff. [5] According to the preliminary and final results published by the national commission of elections, Umaro Sissoco Embaló won the runoff vote against Simões Pereira, 54% to 46%. Simões Pereira continues to dispute the results. [6] Although neither the supreme court of Guinea-Bissau nor the parliament had given its approval for the official swearing-in ceremony, Sissoco Embaló had organized an alternative swearing-in ceremony in a hotel in Bissau to announce himself as legal president of Guinea-Bissau. [7] Several politicians in Guinea-Bissau, including prime minister Aristides Gomes, accused Sissoco Embaló of arranging a Coup d'état, although outgoing president Vaz stepped down to allow Embaló to take power. [8]

Umaro Sissoco Embaló was the winner of the election and he took office in February 2020. However he faced a last-minute stand-off with parliament before taking office. Embaló is the first president to be elected without the backing of the PAIGC. [9] [10]

Embaló was inaugurated as president in a ceremony in Bissau on 27 February 2020. However, the PAIGC rejected the results, claiming there had been electoral fraud, and submitted a petition to the Supreme Court. Holding a majority in National People's Assembly, the party swore in Speaker Cipriano Cassamá as a rival president. Cassamá resigned after a day, saying he had received death threats. [11]

Embaló appointed Nuno Gomes Nabiam as Prime Minister. However, former Prime Minister Aristides Gomes refused to resign. [11] After Embaló, a former army general, took office, armed soldiers were deployed at all government offices and the national radio. [12]

References

  1. ^ "Guinea Bissau presidential election to be held on November 24". AfricaNews. 19 June 2019.
  2. ^ "ECOWAS's efforts at resolving Guinea-Bissau's protracted political crisis, 2015-2019". Accord. 2 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Vaz reinstates PM amid concerns over a Guinea Bissau coup". africatimes. 9 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Quem são os candidatos às presidenciais na Guiné-Bissau?". Deutsche Welle. 2 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  5. ^ "Guinea Bissau presidential election to be held on November 24". Africanews. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  6. ^ "Guinea Bissau ex-PM Embalo declared winner of runoff". Africanews. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  7. ^ "Umaro Sissoco Embalo swears himself in as Guinea-Bissau president". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  8. ^ "Em meio a contencioso judicial, Sissoco toma "posse simbólica" como Presidente da Guiné-Bissau". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Guinea-Bissau's leader concedes election defeat".
  10. ^ "Guinea-Bissau country profile". BBC News. 2 March 2020.
  11. ^ a b Guinea-Bissau's Cipriano Cassamá quits amid 'death threats' BBC News, 2 March 2020
  12. ^ "Guinea-Bissau: Coup or legitimate change of power?". Deutsche Welle. 4 March 2020.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2019 Guinea-Bissau presidential election

←  2014 24 November 2019 (first round)
29 December 2019 (second round)
2024 →
 
16 07 202 Encontro com o Excelentíssimo Sr. Presidente da Guiné-Bissau (51315757792).jpg
Nominee Umaro Sissoco Embaló Domingos Simões Pereira
Party Madem G15 PAIGC
Popular vote 293,359 254,468
Percentage 53.55% 46.45%

Second round results by region
Embaló:      50–60%      60–70%
Pereira:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

President before election

José Mário Vaz
PAIGC

Elected President

Umaro Sissoco Embaló
Madem G15

Presidential elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 24 November 2019. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was held on 29 December. [1] Incumbent president José Mário Vaz finished fourth in the first round of voting, failing to progress to the runoff. Umaro Sissoco Embaló won the second round with 54% of the vote.

Background

Guinea-Bissau returned to constitutional order in 2014 with the election of Vaz as president. Vaz won the 2014 presidential election as the PAIGC’s candidate but fell out with the party after he dismissed his Prime Minister Domingos Simões Pereira, leader of the PAIGC, in August 2015. During his presidency (2014-2019), Vaz has worked with seven prime ministers – an indicator of the degree of political instability that characterises his administration. [2]

On 26 October 2019 violent protests followed the dismissal of Prime-Minister Aristides Gomes. Vaz met with a senior military leader as rumors of a coup took hold. On 9 November 2019, President Vaz yielded to pressure from the West African regional organization ECOWAS and the African Union and reinstated his former prime minister. [3]

Candidates

The elections were contested by 12 candidates, including: [4]

Results

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Domingos Simões Pereira African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde222,87040.13254,46846.45
Umaro Sissoco Embaló Madem G15153,53027.65293,35953.55
Nuno Gomes Nabiam Assembly of the People United73,06313.16
José Mário VazIndependent68,93312.41
Carlos Gomes JúniorIndependent14,7662.66
Baciro DjáPatriotic Front of National Salvation7,1261.28
Vicente Fernandes Democratic Convergence Party4,2500.77
Mamadú Iaia Djaló New Democracy Party2,8130.51
Idrissa Djaló National Unity Party2,5690.46
Mutaro Intai DjabiIndependent2,3850.43
Gabriel Fernando Indi United Social Democratic Party1,9820.36
António Afonso Té Republican Party for Independence and Development1,0610.19
Total555,348100.00547,827100.00
Valid votes555,34898.04547,82798.97
Invalid/blank votes11,1251.965,6941.03
Total votes566,473100.00553,521100.00
Registered voters/turnout761,67674.37761,67672.67
Source: CNE, CNE

Aftermath

In the first round of voting, Domingos Simões Pereira led the field, with 40.13% of the vote. Incumbent president José Mário Vaz finished fourth in the first round of voting, failing to progress to the runoff. [5] According to the preliminary and final results published by the national commission of elections, Umaro Sissoco Embaló won the runoff vote against Simões Pereira, 54% to 46%. Simões Pereira continues to dispute the results. [6] Although neither the supreme court of Guinea-Bissau nor the parliament had given its approval for the official swearing-in ceremony, Sissoco Embaló had organized an alternative swearing-in ceremony in a hotel in Bissau to announce himself as legal president of Guinea-Bissau. [7] Several politicians in Guinea-Bissau, including prime minister Aristides Gomes, accused Sissoco Embaló of arranging a Coup d'état, although outgoing president Vaz stepped down to allow Embaló to take power. [8]

Umaro Sissoco Embaló was the winner of the election and he took office in February 2020. However he faced a last-minute stand-off with parliament before taking office. Embaló is the first president to be elected without the backing of the PAIGC. [9] [10]

Embaló was inaugurated as president in a ceremony in Bissau on 27 February 2020. However, the PAIGC rejected the results, claiming there had been electoral fraud, and submitted a petition to the Supreme Court. Holding a majority in National People's Assembly, the party swore in Speaker Cipriano Cassamá as a rival president. Cassamá resigned after a day, saying he had received death threats. [11]

Embaló appointed Nuno Gomes Nabiam as Prime Minister. However, former Prime Minister Aristides Gomes refused to resign. [11] After Embaló, a former army general, took office, armed soldiers were deployed at all government offices and the national radio. [12]

References

  1. ^ "Guinea Bissau presidential election to be held on November 24". AfricaNews. 19 June 2019.
  2. ^ "ECOWAS's efforts at resolving Guinea-Bissau's protracted political crisis, 2015-2019". Accord. 2 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Vaz reinstates PM amid concerns over a Guinea Bissau coup". africatimes. 9 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Quem são os candidatos às presidenciais na Guiné-Bissau?". Deutsche Welle. 2 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  5. ^ "Guinea Bissau presidential election to be held on November 24". Africanews. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  6. ^ "Guinea Bissau ex-PM Embalo declared winner of runoff". Africanews. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  7. ^ "Umaro Sissoco Embalo swears himself in as Guinea-Bissau president". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  8. ^ "Em meio a contencioso judicial, Sissoco toma "posse simbólica" como Presidente da Guiné-Bissau". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Guinea-Bissau's leader concedes election defeat".
  10. ^ "Guinea-Bissau country profile". BBC News. 2 March 2020.
  11. ^ a b Guinea-Bissau's Cipriano Cassamá quits amid 'death threats' BBC News, 2 March 2020
  12. ^ "Guinea-Bissau: Coup or legitimate change of power?". Deutsche Welle. 4 March 2020.

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