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Guinea: Highly concerned by the electoral process
Like other African political figures that visited Conakry in recent days (Jean Ping, Amadou Toumani Touré, Abdoulaye Wade and Blaise Compaoré), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia and Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Siera Leone have not hidden,
to their Guinean interlocutors, their concerns prior to the second round of the presidential election.
Note that these two leaders are concerned at the highest point, especially with the second round of presidential elections approach. Any slippery in the electoral process would inevitably impact on their countries, still remaining fragile.
Now if the campaign is dormant and the contests calmed down because of Ramadan, the psychological war between the two finalists did not stop. The battle between the two camps is currently focused around one question: should the organisation of the second round be left solely to the Electoral Commission, (INEC)?
INEC is already and fairly divided between supporters of both candidates. The Cellou Dalein Diallo camp believes that we should not touch the INEC attributions and power; when Alpha Condé camp argues for a greater involvement of the Department of Territory Administration and the Political Affairs in the electoral process.
The Rally of the People of Guinea candidate (RPG) would be supported in its action by the Prime Minister Jean Marie Doré. And for the entourage of Alpha Condé (RPG), the INEC is leaning in favour of Cellou Dalein Diallo, but mostly it would not have the logistical means to organise properly the second round.
In this suspicious context, the Guinean Prime Minister, Jean Marie Doré, is suspected by the National Council of transition of trying to violate the Constitution by an “attempt of modification” of the attributions of the INEC, and an “excessive implication” of the ministry of the Administration of the territory and Political affairs in the organisation of the second tour of the presidential election.