[ 2011-08-20 ]

Guinean opposition parties create new alliance
CONAKRY (AFP) - Leaders of Guinean opposition
parties on Friday announced the creation of a new
coalition, the Alliance for Democracy and Progress
(ADP), ahead of legislative polls which should be
held this year.

The declaration of the creation of the group came
from six opposition parties but others "are set to
join us soon," said former information minister
Aboubacar Sylla, whyo heads the Alliance of Force
for Change (AFC).

Also included in the new coalition are the UPG
party of former prime minister Jean Marie Dore,
and the PEDN of fellow former-PM Lansana Kouyate.

The six-party grouping in its statement rejected
"all forms of extremism, violence and exclusion"
calling instead for "social cohesion".

They plan to put forward joint candidate lists for
the upcoming elections.

Guinea's legislative elections should have been
held six months after President Alpha Conde -- the
country's first democratically elected leader
since independence in 1960 -- was sworn in on
December 2010.

The interior minister said in June they would take
place before the end of this year.

The new opposition alliance called for "free and
transparent" elections as well as respect of human
rights and the freedom of the press.

Source - AFP

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