# Guinea holds its first presidential election since the coup

Date: 2025

Guinea held its first presidential election since the 2021 takeover under the new constitutional framework. Major pre-coup opposition figures were absent from the contest, while [Doumbouya](/people/mamady-doumbouya) ran as the incumbent transitional leader.

## Drivers

- Doumbouya junta transition: https://factrail.ai/drivers/doumbouya-junta-transition

## Sources

- https://apnews.com/article/9c51dff8b5d244b5c5f2157be6eaf1d2
- https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/africa/west-and-central-africa/guinea/report-guinea/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/guinea-doumbouya-presidential-election-2025-12-28