Alpha Condé

The contenders already lining up include François Lounceny Fall of the Front Uni pour la Démocratie et le Changement Cellou Dalein Diallo of the Union des Forces Démocratiques de Guinée Alpha Condé of the Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée and Sidya Touré of the Union des Forces Républicaines...

The remaining candidates career oppositionist Alpha Condé and former Prime Minister Cellou Dalien Diallo have pledged to work together no matter what the result...

Neither of the candidates in the second round Cellou Dalein Diallo or Alpha Condé - have committed categorically either to retaining or scrapping the deals...

Thiam's mentor Ibrahima Kassory Fofana former Economy Minister under President Lansana Conté and once close friend of Diallo is now openly backing Alpha Condé...

The three front-runners – the Union des Forces Démocratiques de Guinée’s Cellou Dalein Diallo the Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée’s Alpha Condé and the Union des Forces Républicaines’ Sidya Touré – have pledged to review all the mining contracts negotiated under Guinea’s succession of military juntas...

Another rift in the FFVG is between Alpha Condé President of the Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée a charismatic Mandingo and Cellou Dalein Diallo the Fulani President of the Union des Forces Démocratiques de Guinée...

The best-placed opposition figures are Alpha Condé of the mainly Mandingo Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée (RPG) and former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo of the mainly Fulani Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau (UPR)...

In particular Compaoré and Taylor were backing Guinean oppositionist Alpha Condé and his Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée which remain influential...

Long-time oppositionist Alpha Condé has spoken with Camara and urges a more flexible attitude towards the junta...

The difficulty with the AU and EU position is that almost everyone agrees that Guinea is not ready for elections; even long-time opposition campaigner Alpha Condé spoke to junta leader Camara and agreed that there would have to be a delay if credible elections were to be held...

Alpha Condé's Rassemblement du Peuple Guinéen is popular among the Malinké who make up 30% of the population; Bah Ousmane's Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau has a strong following in Fouta Djallon; Mamadou Bâ's Union des Forces Démocratiques de Guinée is mostly supported by the Peulh (40%); and Jean-Marie Doré's Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée is backed by minority ethnic groups in the south...