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Military leaders in Guinea-Bissau have prohibited former president Umaro Sissoco Embalo from returning to the country due to security concerns. Embalo was ousted in a coup last November and had intended to return this Sunday to contest an upcoming December presidential election. The current government issued a statement citing inadequate security conditions for his return, while a newly approved constitution may also affect his eligibility based on residency requirements.

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Guinea-Bissau's military government barred former President Umaro Sissoco Embalo from returning to the country on October 2, citing national security concerns and the need to preserve public order. Embalo was ousted in a military coup last November, shortly before presidential and legislative election results were due to be announced. Since then, he has been living in exile in Morocco, planning to return on Sunday, October 4th, to contest the upcoming presidential election scheduled for December. The army suspended the electoral process after the coup, installing Major-General Horta Inta-a as a transitional president. Guinea-Bissau recently approved a new constitution that expanded presidential powers and altered electoral rules, but it is unclear how this will affect Embalo's candidacy.

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Guinea-Bissau military leaders bar ousted president's return asserted

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The military leaders of Guinea-Bissau have decided to block former President Umaro Sissoco Embalo from returning to the West African country, citing national security concerns and the need to preserve public order. asserted

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• Embalo, who was toppled in a military coup last November, had planned to return on Sunday and contest a presidential election scheduled for December, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters earlier this week • The coup last year came shortly before results from presidential and legislative elections were due to be announced • asserted

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The senior army officers who carried it out suspended the electoral process and installed Major-General Horta Inta-a as transitional president. asserted

who → carry → president

Embalo has been in exile since then • "It is considered that the necessary security conditions are not yet in place to guarantee the return to national territory of the former President of the Republic, Mr Umaro Sissoco Embalo," a government statement published on Thursday said • asserted

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

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

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It was unclear how that provision might have affected Embalo's candidacy • uncertain

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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 REUTERS asserted

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