A new ICG report suggests that social and political tension is mounting in Guinea in the run-up to the legislative elections scheduled for the end of December.
While initially planning to create a new election register the report highlights that as of now dialogue has failed to facilitate any agreement on
either "the composition and functioning of the INEC,
the electoral register and the elections date", noted as key bones of contention.
Guinea regained democratic status following the 2010 elections, hailed as the freest and fairest the country had seen. Since his installation as President however, Alpha Conde's position has been less than certain including a failed assassination attempt on July 19th 2011.
As of today, protests marches have been banned as the opposition accuse the president of planning to rig the upcoming elections.
As the report argues, there is a urgent need for the building of consensus on election plans to ensure a timely election in December with a delay likely to result in further instability jeopardising Guinea's immediate democratic future.
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