Guinea-Bissau's Opposition Secures Parliamentary Majority

Guinea-Bissau's opposition coalition, Terra Ranka, led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), has won a majority of seats in parliament in the first legislative elections since President Embalo dissolved the National People’s Assembly more than a year ago. The outcome is a blow for Embalo, who took office in 2020, because it spells the end of his plans to push through a constitutional change that would have allowed him to consolidate power by ridding the country of its semi-presidential system. The small West African state has also faced chronic instability in the shape of repeated coups and contested election results.