Guinea’s military government has suspended three major political parties, including that of former president Alpha Conde, for three months ahead of a controversial constitutional referendum campaign.
The suspension affects Conde’s Rally of the Guinean People, the Union of Democratic Forces led by ex-PM Cellou Dalein Diallo, and the Party of Renewal and Progress.
The move comes as Guinea braces for mass protests starting September 5th, organized by opposition groups and civil society to denounce what they call a power grab by General Mamadi Doumbouya.
Doumbouya seized power in a 2021 coup that ousted Conde, who ruled for a decade.
The referendum, scheduled for September 21st, aims to rewrite the constitution.
Earlier this year, dozens of political parties were suspended or dissolved for failing to meet new regulations.
Africanews/Hauwa M.