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BBC News, Libreville

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Gene Brice Oligui Nguema was handed a seven-year term from the voter body alleviated that Bongo era has passed now

Gabon’s military leader Gene Brice Oligui Nguema – who was led by a state attack completed by a 60-year-old dynasty – he won the presidential election on Saturday, temporary results.

Before the vote, critics claimed that the new Constitution and the Election Code were designed to provide NGUEMA a comfortable journey to the above job.

Some opposition heavy weight that could have set a seriously political challenge were excluded from the race.

His election victory combines his adhesion to force, almost two years after the death of President Ali Bong, the family was in government in Gabon since 1967. years.

Nguema, 50, faced seven other candidates, including the former Prime Minister Alain Claud Bilie-By-Nze, who served under the Bongo regime, and two stands of the former ruling PDG party, Stéphane Germain Iloko and Alaine Simples Boungouères.

“Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema chooses (president) with an absolute majority of votes, with 575,222 votes,” Hermann Immongault interior minister announced.

His main challenger, bilie-by-nze, received a little more than 3% votes.

More than seven out of 10 registered voters participated in the survey, which authorities and some observers greeted that they marked the polls transparently and peacefully took place transparently and peacefully.

Some voters, as well as Bilie-By-NZE, complained about the cases of irregularities in the handling of the vote.

The victory of Nguem brings him a seven-year term and resources to solve corruption and bad governance that characterized Bongos’ time in power.

Highly articulated former Elite Commander of the Republic Guard proved to be very popular among the population that is released to address the dynastic rule, promising to get rid of the disease of the sick.

The central African nation rich in oil and wood and wood is only 2.5 million people.

Despite its resources, about 35% of the population still lives below the poverty line in the amount of $ 2 (£ 1.50) a day.

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2025-04-13 16:44:00

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