CPLP: Presidency calls for respect of rule of law in Guinea-Bissau

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CPLP: Presidency calls for respect of rule of law in Guinea-Bissau

8:30 CAT | 06 Dec 2023

The acting presidency of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), currently Sao Tome and Princípe, called on Tuesday for “respect for the principles of the rule of democratic law and the separation of powers” in Guinea-Bissau.

A statement issued by the office of the country’s minister of foreign affairs, cooperation and communities, Gareth Haddad do Espírito Santo Guadalupe, begins by saying that he is “following with concern the recent events in Guinea-Bissau involving the defence and security forces of that member state”.

The CPLP, through the head of diplomacy of the country holding the rotating presidency, “calls for respect for the principles of the democratic rule of law and the separation of powers, particularly the independence of the judiciary, as enshrined in its respective Fundamental Law”.

In the note, it calls for “greater commitment to consolidating political and institutional stability” on the part of “all political actors” in Guinea-Bissau.

The presidency of the CPLP, a community that brings together Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Portugal, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Príncipe, Equatorial Guinea and Timor-Leste, also emphasised that it “renews its deep solidarity with the people of Guinea-Bissau and its democratic and legally constituted institutions”.

Guinea-Bissau, as one of the nine member states of the CPLP, is due to succeed Sao Tome and Príncipe as president of the organisation in 2025.

On Monday, the president of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, announced the dissolution of parliament, justifying the decision with the serious institutional crisis in the country following clashes between security forces, which he considered “a coup d’état”.

Source: Lusa