CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s opposition is threatening court action over the makeup of the country’s election commission, whose new members were appointed via a presidential decree this week.
The coalition of opposition parties held a meeting Tuesday, and in a press conference following their session, they said that if the list is not changed, they will file a lawsuit, further complicating an already drawn-out fight which has made it impossible for Guinea to hold legislative elections. Disagreements over arcane details of the electoral process have spilled into violent street protests, paralyzing Guinea’s capital.
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