CONAKRY, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Guinea's transitional President Mamady Doumbouya won the presidential election held on Dec. 28, according to provisional results released Tuesday by the General Directorate of Elections.
Provisional results indicated that Doumbouya secured 86.72 percent of the first-round votes, winning by a wide margin over the other eight candidates.
Abdoulaye Yero Balde, leader of the Democratic Front of Guinea, came a distant second with 6.59 percent of the votes.
According to the electoral authority, about 6.8 million voters were registered for the poll, with a turnout of 80.95 percent. No major security incidents were reported during the election. Political actors, electoral authorities, as well as domestic and international observers generally agreed that the voting process was calm and orderly.
Earlier on Tuesday, four candidates acknowledged their defeat and congratulated Doumbouya on his victory. The Supreme Court is expected to validate and proclaim the final results in the coming days.
This is the first presidential election in Guinea since a military coup overthrew former President Alpha Conde in September 2021, marking an important step toward restoring constitutional order.
In September, Doumbouya promulgated a new constitution through a referendum and announced the presidential election. The new constitution lifted the ban on junta members running for office and extended the presidential term from five to seven years, paving the way for Doumbouya's candidacy.
According to the official website of the Guinean presidency, Doumbouya, 41, was born on Dec. 5, 1984, in Kankan, in the northeast of the country. ■