CONAKRY, Guinea — Guinea’s supreme court has released a provisional list of presidential candidates for the December election in the West African nation.

The court late Saturday approved a provisional list of nine candidates, including junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, who is running as an independent. Two opposition candidates, former prime minister Lansana Kouyaté and former government minister Ousmane Kaba, were excluded on technical grounds.

The election is widely seen as an attempt by the junta leader to transition to a democratic government after a constitutional referendum that allowed the leader to run for president. Earlier this month, Doumbouya submitted his bid to run for president.

Despite Doumbouya’s promise to relinquish power when he overthrew Alpha Conde, he is expecte

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