Since the country's birth in 1958, it has experienced political turmoil, and elections have been called at irregular intervals, and only since 1995 have they been more than approval of a one-party state's slate of candidates.

It is currently suspended, with the National Council of the Transition acting as Guinea's legislative body in the wake of the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.

[2] The National Assembly has its headquarters in the Palais du Peuple (People's Palace),[5] which was built with Chinese assistance.

[12] The Unity and Progress Party led the way with 71 seats, 41 proportionally and 30 by constituency, and its leader, General Lansana Conté, head of the country since a 1984 military coup d'état, became the second president.

[12] The election was originally scheduled for April 2000, as the five-year terms of office expired, but was postponed four times for various reasons.