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Executive branch
Main office holders
Office Name Party Since
President
Lansana Conté
PUP
5 April 1984Prime Minister
vacant but job done by secretary
The president of Guinea is elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast to be elected president. The president governs Guinea, assisted by a council of 25 civilian ministers appointed by him. The government administers the country through eight regions, 33 prefectures, over 100 subprefectures, and many districts (known as communes in Conakry and other large cities and villages or "quartiers" in the interior). District-level leaders are elected; the president appoints officials to all other levels of the highly centralized administration.
Legislative branch
The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 114 members, elected for a four year term, 38 members in single-seat constituencies and 76 members by proportional representation. Guinea is a one party dominant state with the Party of Unity and Progress in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
Political parties and elections
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Summary of the 21 December 2003 Guinean presidential election resultsCandidates - Parties Votes %
Lansana Conté - Party of Unity and Progress (Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès) 95.6
Mamadou Bhoye Barry - Union for National Progress (Union pour le progrès national) 4.4
Total (turnout 82.8 %)
Source: Rulers. The main opposition parties boycotted the elections and the result is contested.

Summary of the 30 June 2002 National Assembly of Guinea election resultsParties Votes % Seats
Party of Unity and Progress (Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès)
1,947,318 61.5 85
Union for Progress and Renewal (Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau) 842,270 21.7 20
Union for Progress of Guinea (Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée)
130,065 4.1 3
Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain) 107,666 3.4 3
National Alliance for Progress (Alliance Nationale pour le Progrès)
62,780 2.0 2
Party of the Union for Development (Parti de l'Union pour le Développement) 20,823 0.7 1
Total (turnout 71.6%) 3,162,855 114
Source: Democraf. The elections were boycotted by the Rassemblement du Peuple Guinéen.
Administrative divisions
Guinea is divided in 4 administrative regions (regions administrative, singular - region administrative) and 1 special zone (zone speciale)*; Conakry*, Guinee, Guinee-Forestiere, Haute-Guinee, Moyen-Guinee

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