Guinea: a 7-year presidential term, renewable once, in the new Constitution project

The chairman of the National Transition Council (CNT), Dansa Kourouma, officially announced on Sunday, June 29, 2025, that the proposed new Guinean Constitution sets the duration of the presidential term at seven years, renewable only once. The announcement was made during a press conference in Conakry, three days after the CNT adopted the text.

This draft Constitution, now in the hands of the transition president, Mamadi Doumbouya, paves the way for his candidacy in the next presidential election, despite the initial commitments of the transition charter that strictly excluded him from the race.

Among the other major innovations of the text is the creation of a Senate, marking the introduction of bicameralism into the institutional architecture of the Republic of Guinea. However, the full content of the project will only be made public after approval by the head of state.

The announcement revives tensions within the political class and civil society. Several voices are already rising to denounce a maneuver by General Doumbouya aimed at staying in power at the end of the transition initiated after the coup against Alpha Condé in 2021.