US EditionGabon coup leader eyes seven-year mandate in presidential vote
- Brice Oligui Nguema, Gabon's coup leader, seeks a seven-year mandate in the presidential election, which analysts predict will be one-sided.
- Nguema states, "We have liberated the country to give its people hope," as he positions himself against the former leadership.
- Alain Claude Bilie By Nze, who served as prime minister under Bongo, is Nguema's main challenger in the election.
- Nearly 900,000 registered voters will participate in the election on Saturday, with results expected the following day.
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Dieu, la démocratie et Brice Oligui Nguema : Gabonese voted in a test vote
REPORTAGE. International observers, polling station open on time, tribute to the opposition figures in the Bongo... the election of 12 April seems to open a new era, with Oligui Nguema as an undisputed favorite.
Gabon coup leader eyes seven-year mandate in presidential vote
Gabon's coup leader Brice Oligui Nguema looked to cement his grip on power as the oil-producing Central African nation held a presidential election on Saturday that analysts expected to be a one-sided affair.
High Turnout in Gabon Elections Causes Delays in Closing Poll Stations - teleSUR English
Some polling stations in the capital of Gabon, Libreville, extended their opening hours this Saturday to allow all citizens who had gone to the polls to vote in a presidential election marked by high turnout. RELATED: As confirmed by some news agencies, the National Commission for the Organization and Coordination of Elections and Referendums (CNOCER), voting was extended for one hour until 19.00 local time (18.00 GMT), in many of the centers in…
President in Gabon: "Brice Oligui Nguema got us out of a rotten system"
Nearly 920,000 Gabonese are called to the polls on Saturday 12 April to elect their president. Tomb of the Bongo family who led the country for 55 years, the former commander of the Republican Guard is the great favourite of the election.
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