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Namibia: Coup-prone Guinea-Bissau votes to elect new president, parliament – News

Namibia: Coup-prone Guinea-Bissau votes to elect new president, parliament – News

Africa Links 24 with Namibia Press Agency
Published on 2025-11-23 10:30:00

Voters in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau cast their ballots on Sunday to choose a new president, hoping to turn the page on endemic political turmoil despite the main opposition party being barred from the race.

Around 860 000 voters will choose between 12 presidential candidates, with stability a major issue given the multiple political crises that have rocked the west African nation since its independence from Portugal in 1974, including four coups and numerous attempted coups.

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