Guinea’s ruling military junta has suspended the country’s three largest opposition parties for 90 days, citing alleged failures to comply with unspecified regulatory obligations. The order, seen by Agence France-Presse, bars the Rally of the Guinean People of ex-President Alpha Condé, the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea headed by former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo, and the Party of Renewal and Progress from all political activities through late November. The move comes less than a month before a national referendum on a new constitution, now slated for 21 September. The junta, led by General Mamadi Doumbouya, also pushed back the start of the referendum campaign by one week to 31 August. Opposition leaders say the draft charter could allow Doumbouya, who seized power in a 2021 coup, to prolong military rule, and they had planned protests beginning 5 September. Civil-society groups warn the suspensions heighten the risk of unrest in the West African nation, which has a history of violent political confrontations.