Umaro Sissoco Embaló won presidential election in Guinea-Bissau
In the West African state of Guinea-Bissau, Opposition leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo has won presidential elections, picking up 53.55 per cent of votes.
His rival Domingos Simoes Pereira, head of the country's ruling party PAIGC, bagged 46.45 percent votes.
National Electoral Commission (CNE) President Jose Pedro Sambu announced the result.
Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló is the president-elect of Guinea-Bissau. He is a political scientist and military officer of Guinea Bissau who served as the prime minister of his country between November 18, 2016 and January 16, 2018
Guinea-Bissau is a tropical country on West Africa’s Atlantic coast that’s known for national parks and wildlife.
Capital: Bissau
Currency: West African CFA franc
In the West African state of Guinea-Bissau, Opposition leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo has won presidential elections, picking up 53.55 per cent of votes.
His rival Domingos Simoes Pereira, head of the country's ruling party PAIGC, bagged 46.45 percent votes.
National Electoral Commission (CNE) President Jose Pedro Sambu announced the result.
Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló is the president-elect of Guinea-Bissau. He is a political scientist and military officer of Guinea Bissau who served as the prime minister of his country between November 18, 2016 and January 16, 2018
Guinea-Bissau is a tropical country on West Africa’s Atlantic coast that’s known for national parks and wildlife.
Capital: Bissau
Currency: West African CFA franc
