Guinea-Bissau: Embalo clings to presidency despite end of term
Africanews · New
Africanews
New
The president's term officially expired midnight Thursday. But instead of a transfer of power, Sissoco Embalo stayed on as president in what the opposition has termed as an illegal power grab
Breakdown
- President Embalo remains in office after his term officially expired.
- The opposition accuses Embalo of an illegal power grab and refuses to recognize him. 7s
- Embalo plans to stay until elections scheduled for November 23 and is expected to seek a second term. 12s
- The Supreme Court ruled Embalo's term should end in September, not February as the opposition claims. 41s
- No new parliamentary elections have been held since the previous assembly was dissolved in 2023. 55s