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Guinea-Bissau’s presidential poll has already failed the credibility test

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par Jonathan Powell, Visiting assistant professor, University of Kentucky
Salah Ben Hammou, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rice University

Guinea-Bissau heads into its November elections against the backdrop of a deepening crisis of electoral legitimacy across Africa. In recent months, a string of elections has reinforced the perception that incumbency, not competition, remains the standard.

In Cameroon, 92-year-old Paul Biya claimed an eighth consecutive term after officially winning 53.7% of a vote widely denounced…

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