Guinea votes in first post-coup presidential election

Polls opened in Guinea on Sunday in the country’s first presidential election since the 2021 coup that ousted President Alpha Condé.

The vote is being held under a new constitution approved in a referendum in September. It revokes a ban on military leaders running for office and extends the presidential term from five years to seven.

Junta leader General Mamadi Doumbouya is expected to win the election after clamping down on…