The Aporia · Ousted Guinea-Bissau leader to run in December election, source says

Deposed Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo plans to run in the December 6 presidential election, according to a source familiar with his intentions. Embalo was ousted in a military coup last November but now aims to return on October 4 to campaign for the presidency. The new constitution approved in August includes a five-year residency requirement for presidential candidates, which could impact Embalo's eligibility since he has been living abroad since the coup.

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Umaro Sissoco Embalo, the former president of Guinea-Bissau who was ousted in a military coup last November, plans to return to the country on October 4. He aims to run for the presidency in an election scheduled for December 6. The military coup occurred shortly before presidential and legislative election results were due to be announced; senior army officers then suspended the electoral process and installed Major-General Horta Inta-a as transitional president. Reuters reports that Embalo has been outside of Guinea-Bissau since the coup, first in Senegal, and more recently in the Republic of Congo. His exact current location is unknown. The military-led government claims it welcomes his return, though no official confirmation from a government spokesperson could be obtained.

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Deposed Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo plans to return to the country on October 4 to run for the presidency in an election scheduled for December, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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Ousted Guinea-Bissau leader to run in December election, source says BISSAU, Sept 29 - asserted

source → oust → election

source → depose → Reuters

• Embalo was toppled in a military coup last November, shortly before results from presidential and legislative elections were due to be announced. asserted

results → topple → elections

• Senior army officers suspended the electoral process and installed Major-General Horta Inta-a as transitional president. asserted

officers → suspend → president

• The military authorities later scheduled new presidential and legislative elections on December 6 this year. asserted

authorities → schedule → December

• Embalo's campaign organisation has not yet been finalised, one source close to Embalo said, adding that the military-led government had assured the former president that he is "welcome" to return. asserted

he → finalise → president

A government spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. asserted

spokesperson → respond → comment

• Embalo has been outside the country since the coup last year, fleeing to Senegal and then the Republic of Congo. asserted

Embalo → flee → Congo

Reuters could not establish his current whereabouts. uncertain

Reuters → establish → whereabouts

• Guinea-Bissau approved a new constitution in a referendum in August that expanded presidential powers and changed electoral rules. asserted

that → approve → rules

Among other provisions, it requires presidential candidates to have lived continuously in the country for the preceding five years. asserted

it → require → years

It was unclear how that provision might affect Embalo's candidacy. uncertain

provision → affect → candidacy

• Guinea-Bissau, a small Portuguese-speaking West African country, has a long history of military coups and is a transit hub for cocaine bound for Europe. asserted

Bissau → speak → Europe

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