US EditionDjibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is reelected for a sixth term
The 78-year-old leader won after lawmakers scrapped presidential age limits and opposition groups again boycotted the race, officials said.
- Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh won Friday's presidential election with 97.8% of the vote, securing his sixth term.
- Guelleh has ruled the tiny nation of one million people for 27 years with an iron grip.
- The sole opponent Mohamed Farah Samatar secured just 2.2% of the vote, according to official results.
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Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh claims sixth-term victory
The 78-year-old leader, who was has ruled the small nation for 27 years with an iron grip, declared in a social media post on Saturday that he had been 'reelected'. Early results gave him a huge lead over his little-known opponent in Friday's election.
Djibouti president wins election with 97.8 pecent of vote
Djibouti's President Ismael Omar Guelleh has won re-election with 97.8 percent of the vote, state-owned Radio Television Djibouti said on Saturday, handing him a sixth term that extends his...
Djibouti’s Guelleh extends 27-year rule with landslide re-election win
Djibouti’s long-serving president, Ismael Omar Guelleh, has secured another term in office after winning 97.8 percent of the vote, according to state broadcaster Radio Television Djibouti. The result grants him a sixth mandate and extends a rule that has now spanned 27 years in the strategically important East African nation.
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