Gabon junta chief wins election — provisional results

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Rana Taha with AFP, Reuters

04/13/2025April 13, 2025

Coup leader Brice Oligui Nguema topped the presidential vote with over 90% of the vote, the Interior Ministry said. The military junta has been in power since earlier presidential elections prompted the coup.

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Ballots for presidential candidates are placed on a table inside a polling station, in Liberville, Gabon, Saturday, April 12, 2025.Military junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema got over 90% of the votes, as per provisional resultsImage: Betines Makosso/AP/picture alliance

Gabon's military junta head Brice Oligui Nguema is set to become the new president, following this weekend's elections, as per Interior Ministry provisional results.

Nguema secured 90.35% of the vote, the Interior Ministry said. His main rival, Alain-Claude Bilie By Nze meanwhile took 3.02%.

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Edited by Jenipher Camino Gonzalez

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