Oligui Nguema’s coup wins a huge margin

Gabon Gabon leader General Price Oligoy Ngwima – who led in 2023 a coup that ended a 60 -year -old strain – won the presidential elections on Saturday with more than 90 % of the vote, according to temporary results.

Before voting, critics argued that the new constitution and the electoral blog were designed to give NGUEMA a comfortable path to the higher job.

Some of the heavy opposition weights who could have represented a serious political challenge from the race were excluded.

His electoral victory strengthens his grip on power, nearly two years after President Ali Bongo, whose family has been in power in Gabon since 1967.

Nujima, 50, faced seven other candidates, including former Prime Minister Alan Claude Billy Nazi, who served under the Bongo regime, and two former PDG wires, Stephen Germain Iluko and the simple rug.

“The Braice Clotaire Oligui Nguea (the President) was elected by the absolute majority of the votes, with 575,222 votes,” Interior Minister Hermann, IMMONGAULT.

His main rival, Bilie-By-Nze, received slightly more than 3 % of the sounds.

More than seven out of every 10 voters registered in the poll, which the authorities and some observers praised that they indicate that the elections took place with transparency and peace.

However, some voters, in addition to Bilie -By-Nze, complained about the cases of violations in dealing with voting.

Nujima’s victory brings him a seven -year authorization and resources to address corruption and bad governance that distinguishes Bongos’s time in power.

The former commander who expresses the former Republican Guard, who expresses a very common among the population who is comfortable to get rid of the family’s rule, and promised to rid the country of the disease, which was contaminated by Gabon’s image.

The wealthy nation of Central Africa is the home of only 2.5 million people.

Despite its resources, about 35 % of the population still lives below the poverty line of $ 2 (1.50 pounds) per day.