2019 Guinea-Bissau presidential election

2019 Guinea-Bissau presidential election

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Nominee Umaro Sissoco Embaló Domingos Simões Pereira Party Madem G15 PAIGC Popular vote 293,359 254,468 Percentage 53.55% 46.45%

Second round results by region Embaló:      50–60%      60–70% Pereira:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

President before election José Mário Vaz PAIGC Elected President Umaro Sissoco Embaló Madem G15

Politics of Guinea-Bissau
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Executive President Umaro Sissoco Embaló Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam
Legislature National People's Assembly President: Domingos Simões Pereira
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Presidential elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 24 November 2019. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was held on 29 December.^[1] Incumbent president José Mário Vaz finished fourth in the first round of voting, failing to progress to the runoff. Umaro Sissoco Embaló won the second round with 54% of the vote, becoming the first president to be elected without the backing of the PAIGC.^{[2] [3]}