Guinea-Bissau: failed coup, dissolved Parliament, cancelled vote

Announced in the morning of November 26, 2025, the coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau was reportedly thwarted by loyalist forces. Following this, President Umar Sissoko Embaló, outspoken with the media, dissolved the Parliament, pointing fingers at its president, Domingo Simões Pereira (DSP), a political opponent prevented from running in the legislative elections. These elections, held on…...