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Djibouti's Guelleh Expected to Win Sixth Term After Age Limits Lifted

Guelleh faces a lone challenger as opposition parties boycott the vote and human rights groups accuse authorities of repression.

Djibouti votes in a presidential election on Friday expected to extend President Ismail Omar Guelleh’s 27-year rule, as the strategically located country hosts major foreign military bases and sits on a key global shipping route under pressure from regional conflict.

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Djibouti's Guelleh expected to win sixth term after age limits lifted

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Without a rival, the President of Djibouti expects to re-employ for a new quinquennium following the presidential election on 10 April, without risking to say that he will be the last.

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The Epoch Times broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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