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Guinea-Bissau: New Multiparty Government and Election Postponement Negotiated

The solution would take pressure off the main parties for holding an election now that they are part of the government, isolating the PAIGC and DOMINGOS SIMÕES PEREIRA. Participation in government gives them, on the one hand, the financing and influence they lost, providing them with means and resources, through the State. On the other hand, they control the process of preparing for the presidential and legislative elections and voter registration has been delayed for more than 18 months. READ MORE