Chamber:
	Assemblée nationale
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	11 June 1995
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the seats of the new unicameral Parliament provided for in the 1990 Constitution.
Background and outcome of elections:
	General elections had not been held since January 1980. In December 1990, a new Constitution was promulgated and in April 1992 legislation introducing multipartyism came into effect. The parliamentary elections were originally set for December 1992 before being twice postponed. In December 1993, General Lansana Conté, in power since the military coup d’Etat of April 1984 which had entailed the dissolution of Parliament, was elected President of the Republic in a controversial poll. The 1995 election date was set on 31 March by the Interior Ministry, and the campaign officially opened on 20 May. Altogether 21 parties fielded 846 candidates for the 114 seats at stake; the poll was, however boycotted by one of the main opposition groups, the Union of Democratic Forces (UFD). Candidates’ platforms could generally be distinguished between those running in the single-member constituencies and those on the national list. While the former promised mostly material and infrastructure improvement to their electors, the latter debated whether to reform the country’s political institutions. Polling day was generally peaceful but closely monitored by some 100 foreign observers, including teams from the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the African-American Institute; they deemed the voting to have taken place in generally satisfactory conditions, despite a number of irregularities. Final results as announced by the Interior Ministry on 21 June gave the President’s ruling Party for Unity and Progress (PUP) an absolute majority in both categories of seats. It was followed by the opposition Rally of the Guinean People (RPG) of Mr. Alpha Condé and the Renewal and Progress Party (PRP) of Mr. Siradiou Diallo, which had presented joint lists of candidates and together won 28 seats. This outcome was, however, contested by the PUP’s rivals, who alleged fraud and manipulation of the ballots cast. Joined by the Union for the New Republic (UNR), led by Mr. Mamadou Ba, they refused to take their seats in the new assembly, but subsequently changed their minds subject to certain conditions. The Council of Ministers headed by President Conté, which had been restructured in August 1994, underwent no change after the elections.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (11 June 1995): Elections results. Proportional representation vote
Number of registered electors	3,049,262
Voters	1,887,902 (61.91%)
Valid votes	1,849,983
Round no 1 (11 June 1995): Elections results. Majority vote
Number of registered electors	3,049,262
Voters	1,886,403 (61.86%)
Valid votes	1,840,579

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total	Proportional	Majority
Party for Unity and Progress (PUP)	71	41	30
Rally of the Guinean People (RPG)	19	15	4
Union for the New Republic (UNR)	9	7	2
Renewal and Progress Party (PRP)	9	7	2
Union for the Progress of Guinea (UPG)	2	2	0
Others	4	4	0

Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men:	106
Women:	8