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According to Michel Stephane Bonda, head of the Gabonese Elections Centre, on state television, Bongo defeated his major competitor Albert Ondo Ossa, who received 30.77 percent of the vote, in a single round of voting, while 12 other candidates split the remaining votes. The voter turnout was 56.65%.
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building was set on fire later in the day. The following day, Ping claimed that the presidential guard had bombed his party's headquarters, killing two people. By 2 September at least five people had been killed in the capital and 1,000 more had been arrested. The
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declared victory and said that he was "waiting for the outgoing president to call to congratulate me," although no results had been officially announced. Only the electoral commission was legally permitted to announce results, and the Minister of the Interior,
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The government announced the indefinite restriction of internet access and a nightly curfew on the evening of the election following the end of voting. The same day, the government suspended broadcasts of French media channels
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Following the announcement of official results, protests broke out in Libreville on 31 August, with attempts made to storm the election commission's offices. Police were out in force and tried to disperse the protesters. The
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On 12 December 2022, the entire Gabonese opposition gathered in Libreville for the start of a series of meetings in view of the 2023 presidential and legislative elections. This meeting, at the call of the
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expressed "deep concern" about the violence. Along with France and the United States, it called for de-escalation on both sides of the dispute and pressed for more transparent detail on the vote outcome.
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The national electoral body announced on Wednesday, 30 August, that President Ali Bongo Ondimba, already in office for 14 years, won re-election for a third term with 64.27 percent of the vote.
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Following the announcement of the coup, celebrations broke out in the streets of Libreville and in other cities across the country.
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The previous presidential election was held on 27 August 2016. On the day after the elections, opposition leader
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Kwon, Jake; Yeung, Jessie; Stambaugh, Alex; Kennedy, Niamh; Halasz, Stephanie; Noor Haq, Sana (30 August 2023).
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system, with voters casting a single ballot for their preferred candidate for president and National Assembly.
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by the Gabonese electoral commission with 64.27% of the vote. During a televised morning address from the
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is elected for a five-year term (reduced from seven years in April 2023) in a single round of voting by
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19 candidates were approved by the Gabonese electoral congress for the 2023 presidential election.
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Communiqué final du conseil des ministres du 26 janvier 2018 (Tout le texte + découpage électoral)
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The 143 members of the National Assembly are elected from single-member constituencies using the
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Gabon's interior minister postpones announcement of presidential polls amid tension
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The coup occurred just minutes after Bongo's re-election was declared at 3:30 am
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began shortly afterward, leading to the election results being annulled.
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Gabon leader and top rival both claim presidential victory, allege fraud
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Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions
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Gabon's President Ali Bongo to seek second term in office
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Gabon election: Parliament set alight amid street clashes
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Wright, George; Armstrong, Kathryn (30 August 2023).
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Gabon election: Protests as Ali Bongo beats Jean Ping
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Index

2016
2025


Ali Bongo Ondimba
Albert Ondo Ossa
PDG
A23
President
Ali Bongo Ondimba
PDG
President
Election results annulled
Brice Oligui
2018
2025
National Assembly
Prime Minister
Alain Claude Bilie By Nze
PDG
Election results annulled
Raymond Ndong Sima
Politics of Gabon

Constitution
Human rights
President
Brice Oligui Nguema
Vice President
Joseph Owondault Berre

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