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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Alberto Dabo

MYSTERIOUS: Guinea bissau holds legislative elections amid political deadlock - What They Never Told You

FILE PHOTO: Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo speaks at the Peace Forum in Paris, France November 11, 2022. Christophe Ena/Pool via REUTERS

Guinea-Bissau goes to the polls on Sunday in local elections as voters seek stability more than a year after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved parliament over accusations of corruption.

The West African country of nearly 2 million people has seen frequent political turmoil, with at least 10 coups or attempted coups since it gained independence from Portugal in 1974.

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