Dakar, Jan 24 (APS) – Gabonese voters will go to the polls on April 12 to elect a new President of the Republic, several media report.
This presidential election will mark the end of the military transition led by General Oligui Ngema, who came to power following a coup d’état against the Ali Bongo regime on August 30, 2023.
”The electoral college is convened on Saturday April 12, 2025 (…). The vote will take place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., in accordance with the regulations in force,’ announced Séraphin Akuré Davain, spokesperson for the transitional government following the Council of Ministers on Wednesday.
A new electoral code was adopted on Monday by the transitional parliament, thus authorizing magistrates and soldiers to stand for election under certain conditions.
-The Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), headed by Oligui Ngema, who overthrew the Ali Bongo regime (2009-2023), had promised to return power to civilians after a transition period of two years.
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