General elections were held in
Guinea-Bissau on 13 April 2014, with a second round for the presidential elections held on 18 May since no candidate received a majority in the first round. Several logistic problems and delays caused the elections to be repeatedly postponed, having initially been scheduled for 24 November 2013 and then 16 March 2014.[1] In the second round,
José Mário Vaz of the
African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde was declared the president-elect with 62% of the vote.[2]
The elections were the result of a
military coup in 2012 cancelling the
elections that year.[3]
On 26 February 2014, the
UN Security Council urged Guinea-Bissau's transitional government to abide by announced election plans, warning of sanctions against those opposing a return to constitutional order.
Former President
Kumba Ialá died a few weeks before the elections.[4]
General elections were held in
Guinea-Bissau on 13 April 2014, with a second round for the presidential elections held on 18 May since no candidate received a majority in the first round. Several logistic problems and delays caused the elections to be repeatedly postponed, having initially been scheduled for 24 November 2013 and then 16 March 2014.[1] In the second round,
José Mário Vaz of the
African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde was declared the president-elect with 62% of the vote.[2]
The elections were the result of a
military coup in 2012 cancelling the
elections that year.[3]
On 26 February 2014, the
UN Security Council urged Guinea-Bissau's transitional government to abide by announced election plans, warning of sanctions against those opposing a return to constitutional order.
Former President
Kumba Ialá died a few weeks before the elections.[4]