The military leadership in Guinea-Bissau announced that presidential and legislative elections will take place on December 6, 2026.

This announcement was made on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, following a coup that occurred on November 26, 2025, just hours before provisional results of the November 23 elections were declared.

However, WADR gathers opinions from West Africans regarding whether the military will participate in these elections.

Here are their responses