US EditionGabon to vote in first presidential election since 2023 coup
- Gabon held its presidential election with interim president Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema leading in early results, according to local media reports.
- Approximately 920,000 voters participated in the election, which is important for a country with high poverty amidst oil wealth, as stated by various observers.
- Local observers indicated that at least 94.8% of polling stations operated satisfactorily during the election, reported by the Gabonese Civil Society Organizations Observation Mission.
- Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze, the main challenger to Oligui Nguema, expressed concerns over potential electoral fraud and criticized the military's performance since taking power.
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Eight candidates were registered in the elections.
Gabon is holding its first presidential election today since a junta led by General Brice Oligui Nguema took power in the country in August 2023. He is considered the favorite, and his main challenger in the election is former Prime Minister Alain Claude Bilie By Nze, foreign news agencies report.
In 2023, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema put an end to 56 years of Bongo family rule: he presents himself as a reformer, amid various doubts.
In Gabon in Central Africa, the presidential election started - about a year and a half after a military coup.
Gabon votes in first presidential election since 2023 coup
Gabonese voters began casting ballots on Saturday in a presidential election with eight candidates that is widely expected to make junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema the oil-rich central African country's first elected leader since his 2023 coup.
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