Guinean President Alpha Condé announced on Friday evening a " slight postponement " of the date for the referendum on a new Constitution and the legislative elections to be held on Sunday, after months of deadly protests against what the opposition considers a maneuver to stay in power.
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" It is by national and sub-regional responsibility that we accepted a slight postponement of the date of the elections, " said Alpha Condé on national television. "This is neither a capitulation, nor a step back ," he added, assuring that " the people of Guinea will freely express their choice through the referendum and freely choose their deputies ", without setting a new date.