2023 Gabonese general election

2023 Gabonese general election
26 August 2023
Presidential election
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Turnout56.65% Decrease
 
Nominee Ali Bongo Ondimba Albert Ondo Ossa
Party PDG A23
Popular vote 293,919 140,690
Percentage 64.27% 30.77%
President before election

Ali Bongo Ondimba
PDG

Elected President

Election results annulled
General Brice Oligui named Transitional President

Parliamentary election
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All 143 seats in the National Assembly
72 seats needed for a majority
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Alain Claude Bilie By Nze
PDG		 Election results annulled
Raymond Ndong Sima named Interim Prime Minister
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General elections were held in Gabon on 26 August 2023.[1][2] Incumbent president Ali Bongo ran for re-election,[3] representing the Gabonese Democratic Party, which had ruled the country continuously since its independence from France in 1960, including 41 years under Bongo's father, Omar.

Bongo was declared the winner on 30 August.[4][5] However, a coup d'état began shortly afterward, leading to the election results being annulled.[6][7]

Local and departmental elections were held the same day.[8]

  1. ^ Rédaction Africanews and AFP (27 June 2023). "Gabon: elections to be held on August 26". Africa News. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Gabon: Bongo promises to "be there" for next election". Africanews. 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ^ Mouahidi, Khalid Al. "Gabon 2023 presidential elections: President Ali Bongo promises that he "will be there" – Medafrica Times". Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Ali Bongo Re-elected As President Of Gabon: Official Results". Barrons. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Gabon's Ali Bongo re-elected president in disputed election". France 24. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Gabon soldiers say Bongo 'regime' ended, borders closed". Africanews. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Gabonese soldiers stage coup, say election lacked credibility". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Gabon: élections présidentielle, législatives et locales le 26 août". LEFIGARO (in French). 27 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.