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Guinea Senate election campaign to run from 20 November to 17 December

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The campaign for Guinea's Senate elections will begin on 20 November at 11:59pm and end on 17 December at 11:59pm, according to a decree by President Mamadi Doumbouya. The Senate election is set for 20 December 2026, after voters were called to the polls by a decree on 3 November.

The campaign for Guinea's Senate elections on 20 December 2026 will begin on 20 November at 11:59pm and end on 17 December at 11:59pm, according to a decree by Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya. Candidates will be able to conduct awareness and mobilisation activities during this period in compliance with the Electoral Code, Mosaiqueguinee reports.

The electoral calendar already provides for the regional elections on 29 November, followed by the Senate election on 20 December. A decree of 12 October set the dates for the two elections, while the 3 November decree called voters to the polls, Mosaiqueguinee reports.

The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection, the ministry delegate responsible for National Defence, and the Ministry of Economy, Finance and the Budget are mobilised to implement the campaign, according to Mosaiqueguinee.

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