Item 1 of 6 Guinean leader Mamadi Doumbouya waves after submitting his candidacy at the Supreme Court ahead of the presidential election scheduled for December 28, in Conakry, Guinea, November 3, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

[1/6] Guinean leader Mamadi Doumbouya waves after submitting his candidacy at the Supreme Court ahead of the presidential election scheduled for December 28, in Conakry, Guinea, November 3, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

CONAKRY, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Guinea’s junta leader Mamady Doumbouya put his name forward on Monday to stand in presidential elections on December 28, a move that could keep him in power for another five years.

Doumbouya had vowed not to run when he seized power in the West African country in 2021. But a new constitution pushed by the junta and approved in a referendum in September opened the door to his candidacy.

The new charter replaced arrangements agreed after the coup that had barred members of the junta from contesting elections.

It also requires presidential candidates to live in Guinea and be between 40 and 80 years old.

That would bar two potentially powerful candidates – former president Alpha Conde, 87, who lives abroad, and former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo, 73, in exile over corruption allegations that he denies.

Other candidates, including former prime minister Lansana Kouyate and former foreign minister Hadja Makale Camara, have submitted their applications and would be able to stand.

Guinea is home to the world’s largest bauxite reserves and the world’s richest untapped iron ore deposit at Simandou.

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