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Guinea-Bissau electoral commission says poll results ‘destroyed’ in coup

Officials of Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission address the media on 2 December, 2025. REUTERS - Delcyo Sanca

Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission says that it cannot publish the results of last week's contested election as the vote counts have been destroyed in an attack. The military took control of the country a day before the provisional results were due to be announced.

The deputy executive secretary of the country's National Electoral Commission (CNE), Idrissa Djalo, told journalists on Tuesday that they were "unable to conclude the electoral process".

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