US EditionWho Are the Opposition Candidates in Central African Republic's Presidential Election?
Voter card distribution is ongoing nationwide to enable participation in elections where President Touadera faces six rivals amid opposition boycott and legal challenges.
- Dec. 23 — President Faustin-Archange Touadera will face six other candidates as voters are called to the polls on Dec. 28 to elect a president, lawmakers and local leaders.
- Russia's security role, including Wagner operations, shapes the backdrop to the vote as concerns over armed groups have increased reliance on Russia while recent peace deals and MINUSCA deployments improved stability.
- In Bangui and cities nationwide, many people have collected voter cards since mid-December, with Jean de Dieu Ndaka Pabandji saying, `The population has long expressed a desire to have these cards.` First-time voter Issaka Ali, 18, confirmed he registered and plans to vote.
- The Republican Bloc for the Defense of the Constitution announced an October boycott, and analysts say this plus limited campaigning will likely ensure a Touadera victory and governing-party parliament.
- Earlier this month, the U.N. envoy for Central Africa said the vote could mark a turning point for Bangui, but Human Rights Watch warned last month that incomplete voter lists risk credibility and the U.N. Security Council extended MINUSCA's mandate while planning a scale-down.
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Who are the opposition candidates in Central African Republic's presidential election?
President Faustin-Archange Touadera will face six other candidates in a presidential election to be held in Central African Republic on December 28, after a court rejected attempts to bar his two main rivals.
Opposition candidates in Central African Republic's presidential election
Dec 23 - President Faustin-Archange Touadera will face six other candidates in a presidential election to be held in Central African Republic on December 28, after a court rejected attempts to bar his two main rivals. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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