Guinea-Bissau will hold presidential and legislative elections on November 23, a week earlier than previously announced. The opposition argues that President Umaro Sissoco Embalo’s mandate has already expired.
Guinea-Bissau has announced that it will conduct its presidential and legislative elections on November 23, as per a presidential decree issued on Friday. This date is one week earlier than the previously stated November 30 schedule. Opposing parties have raised objections regarding this timetable, asserting that President Umaro Sissoco Embalo’s term ended last month, thus calling into question the legitimacy of the election process.
In summary, Guinea-Bissau is scheduled to hold its elections on November 23, which deviates from the earlier proposed date of November 30. The opposition’s concerns regarding the expiration of President Embalo’s mandate underscore the political tensions surrounding the elections.
Original Source: dunyanews.tv
