9 ▁local ▁elections ▁or ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁president ial ▁election ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁question . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁election ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁After ▁the ▁military ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁civil ian ▁and ▁political ▁groups ▁proposed ▁to ▁hold ▁them ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁before ▁president ial ▁elections ▁that ▁were ▁planned ▁for ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁( although ▁later ▁delayed ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 ). ▁The ▁government ▁set ▁them ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁late ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁election ▁was ▁then ▁again ▁delayed ▁until ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁political ▁agreement ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁election ▁was ▁delayed ▁again . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁election ▁date ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁but ▁in ▁early ▁December ▁it ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁again ▁for ▁security ▁reasons ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁organization ▁until ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁election ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁in def initely ▁by ▁Guinea ▁President ▁Al pha ▁Cond é . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁res h uffle ▁in