وقد قال الرئيس كونتي في مقابلة صحفية في أكتوبر 2006 بأنه ينوي البقاء حتى 2010 وهي نهاية فترة حكمه السبع سنوات.
In an interview with journalists reported by Guinéenews in October 2006, Lansana Conté said that he intended to stay as President until 2010, which was the end of his seven-year term.