Military government schedules election in Guinea-Bissau

The interim officials have issued a decree setting the date after last year’s coup disrupted the November electoral process

Guinea-Bissau’s military government has scheduled new elections for December 6, 2026, issuing a presidential decree on Wednesday.  

The decree said the necessary conditions for holding “free, fair and transparent elections” were being met, according to the document. 

“This Presidential Decree enters into force immediately,” it stated.