AMN
An opposition coalition in Guinea-Bissau has won an overall majority in parliament following elections on Sunday. With this result, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló will have to share power with a prime minister nominated by the PAI-Terra Ranka coalition, which includes the former ruling PAIGC party.
According to the electoral commission, the coalition won 54 out of 102 seats, with Mr Embaló’s Madem-G15 party taking 29.
For years the small West African nation has undergone political turmoil and numerous coups and coup plots.