Guinea elections
Guinea's Conde takes oath after disputed elections, urges unity
The 82-year-old's bid for a third term had been condemned by the opposition as an abuse of power, and dozens died in clashes.
The Constitutional Court on Saturday declared Alpha Conde winner of a controversial third term as president while Cellou Dalein Diallo called for resistance 'by all legal means'.
Cellou Dalein Diallo said that barricades around the headquarters of his party, the UFDG, and around his offices, remained in place.
Police barricaded Cellou Dalein Diallo inside his home in the capital Conakry last week, after he self-proclaimed victory in 18 October poll, triggering clashes which killed 21 people nationwide.
Fresh results from the country's election commission released late on Thursday showed the 82-year-old the clear leader in the race.
In a broadcast statement, the president of the electoral authority Kabinet Cisse read out results from 16 constituencies, out of 38, in the West African nation.
The unrest follows a high-stakes presidential election on Sunday, in which President Alpha Conde ran for a third term in a controversial bid that had already sparked mass protests in the West African country.
The announcement was a blow to Guinea's leading opposition figure Cellou Dalein Diallo, who declared victory Monday against incumbent Alpha Conde after suggesting the poll was rigged.
Diallo, 68, made the announcement without waiting for Guinea's electoral authority to publish the official tally from Sunday's race.
Guineans voted Sunday in a poll in which incumbent President Alpha Conde is seeking a third term, following months of protests against the move during which security forces killed dozens of people.
The election caps a tense political campaign marked by insults traded between President Alpha Conde and his leading rival Cellou Dalein Diallo.
Millions more will vote across the region - in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Nigeria - before the year is out, under the wary eye of defenders of democracy.
At least 50 people were killed during protests against President Alpha Conde between October 2019 and July 2020 in the West African state, the rights group said in a report.
Conde, who was first elected in 2010, pushed through a change to the constitution that was approved by a referendum in March that was boycotted by the opposition.
President Alpha Conde last month postponed both votes, which were originally scheduled for 1 March, after criticism of their fairness.
The party that wins on Sunday should appoint the future prime minister, who could once again be President Jose Mario Vaz’s rival.
Observers gave Guinea's elections a clean bill of health despite protests by opposition supporters.
The clashes took place between supporters of President Alpha Conde & his main rival.
Guinea media call for 24 hour strike after its government closed an opposition-owned radio station.