A coalition of opposition parties in Guinea has filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking annulment of the recent constitutional referendum.
The vote, held last Sunday, paves the way for elections but also allows junta leader General Mamady Doumbouya to seek the presidency.
Faya Millimouno, leader of the Liberal Bloc Party, confirmed the request was submitted with allies from the Bloc for Alternance in Guinea.
“The reasons for our request are sufficiently relevant for, in a normal Republic, the vote to be annulled,” the statement declared.
According to provisional results announced Tuesday, the junta claimed 89 percent of voters supported the new constitution in the contested referendum.
The opposition, many of whose leaders remain in exile, had urged a boycott, dismissing the process as a power grab and manipulation.
Elections are now scheduled for December, placing Guinea at a critical political crossroads four years after the military seized power.
United Nations rights chief Volker Turk urged the junta Thursday to lift bans on opposition parties and media outlets ahead of the vote.
He also denounced what he described as a wider assault on civil liberties since the 2021 coup, citing arrests and disappearances.
The junta initially promised a return to civilian rule by 2024, but that pledge has since been abandoned, fuelling public mistrust.
Analysts suggest General Doumbouya may now seek the presidency himself, despite earlier promises he would not, intensifying political uncertainty.
In Guinea’s tense landscape, the struggle is not just over ballots but over the fragile dream of restoring democratic governance.