Endorsement for the Guinean Presidential Election

On Sunday 27 June, Juche 99, the Republic of Guinea will be holding their presidential elections. These elections were originally due to be held in December Juche 98, however due to internal political strife the elections were moved to June Juche 99. These are also the first elections to be held in the Republic of Guinea following the death of longtime leader Lansana Conte and a military coup. The leader of the original coup, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara had originally claimed that he will not seek the presidency in the originally scheduled elections. After a brief period of time, President Captain Camara rescinded his promise and announced that he will seek the presidency in the elections that were scheduled for December Juche 99. Following his announcement to run for president, protests were held in Conarky against the move. Camara was accused of initiating violence against the people protesting. Several men, women and children were raped and killed by the Guinean military.
Following the protests, Captain Camara ordered his aide-de-camp, Abubakar "Toumba" Diakite, to take the blame for the violence. Following this order, Diakite attempted to assassinate Captain Camara in the presidential palace in Conarky. Diakite’s bullet failed to kill Camara and he was brought to a hospital in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, where he currently remains in exile. The vice president of the junta took charge of the republic and announced elections were to be held in June Juche 99
In these elections I will be endorsing El Hadjj Aboubacar Somparé. Somparé is a member of the Party of Unity and Progress. I am endorsing him because the Party of Unity and Progress was the party that Lansana Conte was a member. When selecting a leader in this upcoming election, I believe that the people of Guinea have to think, am I better off than I was two years ago? I believe that answer is no. Since the military coup following the death of Lansana Conte, the Republic of Guinea has suffered coups, attempted coups, and is now a major stopping point in the drug trade. The other major candidates were opposition members of the Guinean parliament during the rule of Lansana Conte. I believe that the best course for Guinea would be a return to the one party rule of the Party for Unity and Progress.