2023 Guinea-Bissau parliamentary election

2023 Guinea-Bissau parliamentary election

4 June 2023
All 102 seats in the National People's Assembly 52 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	79.57% ( 5.12 pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– PAI–Terra Ranka Domingos Simões Pereira 39.42 54 +6 Madem G15 Braima Camará [pt] 24.39 29 +2 PRS Florentino Mendes Pereira 14.98 12 −9 PTG Botche Candé 8.17 6 New APU Nuno Gomes Nabiam 4.44 1 −4 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Nuno Gomes Nabiam APU Geraldo Martins PAIGC

Snap parliamentary elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 4 June 2023.^[1] Incumbent president Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the parliament on 16 May 2022, accusing deputies of corruption and "unresolvable" differences between the National People's Assembly and other government branches.^[2]

The result was a victory for the opposition coalition Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, which won 54 of the 102 seats.^[3]

Electoral system

The 102 members of the National People's Assembly are elected by two methods; 100 by closed list proportional representation from 27 multi-member constituencies and two from single-member constituencies representing expatriate citizens in Africa and Europe.^[4]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	PAI – Terra Ranka (PAIGC–UM–PCD–PSD–MDG)	264,240	39.42	54	+6
	Madem G15	163,509	24.39	29	+2
	Party for Social Renewal	100,429	14.98	12	–9
	Guinean Workers' Party	54,784	8.17	6	New
	Assembly of the People United	29,787	4.44	1	–4
	Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement	10,989	1.64	0	0
	New Democracy Party	7,111	1.06	0	–1
	Patriotic Front of National Salvation [pt]	6,379	0.95	0	0
	National Convergence for Freedom and Development	5,200	0.78	0	New
	African National Congress	4,526	0.68	0	0
	African Party for Peace and Social Stability	4,272	0.64	0	New
	Light Party	3,021	0.45	0	New
	Social Democratic Movement	3,020	0.45	0	New
	Guiné NOBU	2,600	0.39	0	New
	National Unity Party	2,368	0.35	0	0
	Republican Party for Independence and Development	2,363	0.35	0	0
	African Party for Freedom and Development	1,657	0.25	0	New
	Our Homeland Party	1,155	0.17	0	New
	United Social Democratic Party	1,070	0.16	0	New
	Alliance for the Republic	757	0.11	0	New
	Manifest Party of the People	717	0.11	0	0
	Democratic Centre	303	0.05	0	0
Total		670,257	100.00	102	0
Valid votes		670,257	94.26
Invalid/blank votes		40,801	5.74
Total votes		711,058	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		893,618	79.57
Source: CNE, O Democrata, CNE

Aftermath

President Embalo dissolved the opposition-controlled parliament on 4 December 2023, saying an "attempted coup" had prevented him from returning home from COP28 climate conference.^[5] In response to the dissolution, parliamentary speaker Domingos Simões Pereira accused the president of carrying out a "constitutional coup d'etat."^[6] Incumbent president Embalo would go on to fire the prime minister Geraldo Martins, who was appointed by the PAIGC-led National Assembly and instead appoint Rui Duarte de Barros by presidential decree.^[7]

References

1. "Guinea-Bissau postpones legislative elections". Apanews. 17 December 2022. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
2. "Guinea-Bissau President dissolves parliament, calls for early elections". Africanews. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
3. "PAI–Terra Ranke é a grande vencedora das legislativas, com cinquenta e quatro deputados". O Democrata. 8 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
4. Electoral system Archived 14 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine IPU
5. "Guinea-Bissau's president dissolves parliament after 'attempted coup'". France 24. 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
6. "Guinea-Bissau: President dissolves parliament after coup bid". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
7. "Guinea-Bissau opposition fears 'dictatorship'". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 26 March 2024.