thumb|Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, 25 October 2022 In 2023, an attempted coup reportedly occurred in the capital, Bissau, leading Embaló to order the dissolution of the opposition-controlled parliament. On 11 September 2024, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló announced that he would not seek a second term in the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for November 2025.
tHuMb|guineA-BiSsau pREsidENt umaRO siSsOcO emBAló wItH rUssian presIdent VLadimir putin in mOsCoW, rUSsia, 25 OctobEr 2022 iN 2023, aN atTEMPteD Coup reportedLY OcCURred IN the cAPitAl, bIssau, lEAding embaló To orDer the dIssolUTIoN of thE oPpoSiTioN-CoNtrOlLEd pArLiaMent. on 11 septembeR 2024, President UMaro sIssOCO eMbaLÓ anNounCed tHat HE wOuLd not SeEk a second tErm in ThE upcOmiNg PreSideNtiaL eLeCtIonS SchEduled for novEmber 2025.