Editing Elections in Guinea (section)

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{{Politics of Guinea}}
[[Guinea]] elects on the national level a [[head of state]]—the [[List of heads of state of Guinea|president]]—and a [[legislature]]. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people through a [[two-round system]] (i.e. if no candidate secures a majority of the votes, there is a runoff between the top two vote-getters).<ref name=IFES2015>{{cite web |url=http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2588/ |title=Oct. 11, 2015: Republic of Guinea |publisher=[[International Foundation for Electoral Systems]]}}</ref> The [[National Assembly of Guinea|National Assembly]] (''Assemblée Nationale'') has 114 members, elected for five-year terms, 38 members in single-seat [[constituency|constituencies]] and 76 members by [[proportional representation]].<ref name=IFES2015/><ref name=IPUES>{{cite web |url=http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2131_B.htm |title=Guinea Assemblée nationale (National Assembly): Electoral System |publisher=[[Inter-Parliamentary Union]]}}</ref>

Voters must be at least 18 years old and Guinean citizens in full possession of civil and political rights.<ref name=IPUES/> Candidates must be at 18, either Guinean by citizenship or naturalized and resident in the country for at least 10 years.<ref name=IPUES/> There are also various disqualifications.<ref name=IPUES/>