Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 27 August 2016.[1] Incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba ran for re-election and was challenged by former Minister of Foreign AffairsJean Ping. On 31 August, the electoral commission proclaimed Bongo's re-election with a margin of less than two percent. Large protests broke out in the capital Libreville after the results were announced.[2] Irregularities such as Haut-Ogoou showing that 99.9% of the electorate had voted and Bongo had received 95.5% of the votes led to observers questioning the conduct of the election.
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