However much the opposition parties complain about how Condé used his position as incumbent and that his officials massaged the voting figures it seems clear that its leaders such as Diallo and former Prime Minister Sidya Touré failed to inspire mass support...
There was a near-collapse of support for Sidya Touré...
Former Prime Minister Sidya Touré's Union des forces républicaines (UFR) is likely to end up with nine...
Vol 52 No 14 |
- GUINEA
- MINING
This is opposed by the main opposition parties: the Union des forces démocratiques de Guinée led by Cellou Dalein Diallo who came second in the presidential poll and the Union des forces républicaines (UFR) of former Prime Minister Sidya Touré who came third...
Insiders suggest Condé may offer senior jobs to both Diallo and his ally another respected former Prime Minister Sidya Touré...
Diallo’s main ally is former Premier Sidya Touré of the Union des forces républicaines who won 13...
His effective running mate Sidya Touré (tipped for Premier if their ticket wins) is technocratic and did improve things when he was Premier in the 1990s so much that the military dismissed him for taking anti-corruption campaigns too seriously...
Less than two days after the first round the Commission électorale nationale indépendante (CENI) had tallied about half the votes cast and word was filtering out that Diallo and Sidya Touré were in the lead a surprising result...
Ismaël Diakité a senior official at Rio Tinto and a former supporter of opposionist Alpha Condé is known to have voted for Sidya Touré but he could switch his support back in the second round...
With Malinké and Peuhl both convinced they will win there is little appeal in the ‘calls for clarity’ from Sidya Touré...
Most onlookers agree that if Sidya Touré could make it to the second round of voting he would surely win...
Sidya Touré’s political rivals respect him...
Coming up on their flank is Sidya Touré of the Union des Forces Républicaines (UFR)...
The UFR seems to be gathering strength under former Premier Sidya Touré (1996-99)...
The kingmaker if Dalein and Alpha Condé face a second round could be Sidya Touré...
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...
