Guinea Bissau: Opposition Coalition Wins Majority in Parliamentary Elections

Harare — In Guinea-Bissau, a coalition of opposition organizations gained a majority of parliamentary seats in the first legislative elections held since President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the National People’s Assembly more than a year earlier.

According to results released by the electoral commission, the five-party Terra Ranka coalition, which is led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), won 54 of 102 seats in the elections held on June 4, surpassing Embalo’s Madem G15 party, which received 29. Read more.

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