2023 Guinea-Bissau parliamentary election
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All 102 seats in the National People's Assembly 52 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 79.57% ( 5.12 pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Snap parliamentary elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 4 June 2023.[1] Incumbent president Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the parliament on 16 May 2022, accusing deputies of corruption and "unresolvable" differences between the National People's Assembly and other government branches.[2]
The result was a victory for the opposition coalition Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, which won 54 of the 102 seats.[3]
Electoral system
The 102 members of the National People's Assembly are elected by two methods; 100 by closed list proportional representation from 27 multi-member constituencies and two from single-member constituencies representing expatriate citizens in Africa and Europe.[4]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| PAI – Terra Ranka (PAIGC–UM–PCD–PSD–MDG) | 264,240 | 39.42 | 54 | +6 | |
| Madem G15 | 163,509 | 24.39 | 29 | +2 | |
| Party for Social Renewal | 100,429 | 14.98 | 12 | –9 | |
| Guinean Workers' Party | 54,784 | 8.17 | 6 | New | |
| Assembly of the People United | 29,787 | 4.44 | 1 | –4 | |
| Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement | 10,989 | 1.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Democracy Party | 7,111 | 1.06 | 0 | –1 | |
| Patriotic Front of National Salvation | 6,379 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Convergence for Freedom and Development | 5,200 | 0.78 | 0 | New | |
| African National Congress | 4,526 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Party for Peace and Social Stability | 4,272 | 0.64 | 0 | New | |
| Light Party | 3,021 | 0.45 | 0 | New | |
| Social Democratic Movement | 3,020 | 0.45 | 0 | New | |
| Guiné NOBU | 2,600 | 0.39 | 0 | New | |
| National Unity Party | 2,368 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Party for Independence and Development | 2,363 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Party for Freedom and Development | 1,657 | 0.25 | 0 | New | |
| Our Homeland Party | 1,155 | 0.17 | 0 | New | |
| United Social Democratic Party | 1,070 | 0.16 | 0 | New | |
| Alliance for the Republic | 757 | 0.11 | 0 | New | |
| Manifest Party of the People | 717 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Centre | 303 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 670,257 | 100.00 | 102 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 670,257 | 94.26 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 40,801 | 5.74 | |||
| Total votes | 711,058 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 893,618 | 79.57 | |||
| Source: CNE, O Democrata, CNE | |||||
Aftermath
President Embalo dissolved the opposition-controlled parliament on 4 December 2023, saying an "attempted coup" had prevented him from returning home from COP28 climate conference.[5] In response to the dissolution, parliamentary speaker Domingos Simões Pereira accused the president of carrying out a "constitutional coup d'etat."[6] Incumbent president Embalo would go on to fire the prime minister Geraldo Martins, who was appointed by the PAIGC-led National Assembly and instead appoint Rui Duarte de Barros by presidential decree.[7]
References
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau postpones legislative elections". Apanews. 17 December 2022. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau President dissolves parliament, calls for early elections". Africanews. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "PAI–Terra Ranke é a grande vencedora das legislativas, com cinquenta e quatro deputados". O Democrata. 8 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ Electoral system Archived 14 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine IPU
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau's president dissolves parliament after 'attempted coup'". France 24. 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau: President dissolves parliament after coup bid". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau opposition fears 'dictatorship'". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
