Guinea-Bissau’s opposition insists that reactivating Parliament is a key condition
for election talks. During a meeting with ECOWAS and the UN, opposition
coalitions PAI-Terra Ranka and API-Cabas Garandi stressed that restoring
Parliament is crucial to ending the country’s constitutional crisis. Geraldo Martins,
a former prime minister, emphasized that elections cannot occur under a
government that violates laws.
Following criticism of its engagement strategy, ECOWAS included additional
stakeholders in its meetings. Meanwhile, opposition leader Nuno Nabiam called
for a strike to protest President Umaro Sissoco Embaló’s extended tenure, but it did
not take effect. The ECOWAS mission is finalizing a report to facilitate inclusive
elections.
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