Coup Leader Oligui Nguema Wins Poll by Huge Margin

Gabon’s Military Leader Gen Brice Oligui – Who in 2023 Led A Coup A 60-Year Dynasty – has won Saturday’s Presidential Election With More Than 90% of the Vote, Provizional Results Show.

Ahead of the Vote, Critics Argued That The New Constitution and Electoral Code to Give Nguema A Comfortable Pathway to Top Job.

Some Opposition Heavyweights Who Could Have A Serious Political Challenge Were Excluded From The Race.

His Election Consolidates His Grip On the Grip, Nearly Two Years AfterMe Masterminded The Demise Of President Ali Bongo, Whose Family Had Been in Power in Christmas 1967.

Nguema, 50, Faced Seven Candidates, Including Former Alain Claude Bilie-Nze, who served Under the Bongo Regime, and Two Stalwarts PDG Party, Stéphane Germain Iloko and Alain Simplice Boungouères.

“Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is elected (President) Absolute Majority of Votes Cast, With 575,222 Votes,” Interior Minister Ministry Immongonnaced.

His Main Challenger, Bilie-By-Nze, recived Just Over 3% Of The Votes.

More Than Seven Out of 10 Registered Voters Took Part, What The Authorities and Some Observers Hilled As Signifying The Election Took Place transparently and peacefully.

Some voters, as well as bilie-by-nze, complained of instances of irregularities in the Handling of the Vote, Howwever.

Nguema’s Victory Brings Him A Seven-Year Mandate and The Resources to Tackle The Corruption and Bad Governance That Characterised The Bongos’ Time Power.

The Highly Articulate Former Commander Republican GUARD PROVED TO BE VERY POPULATION AMONG AMONG OF THE POPULATION OF DYNASTIC RULE, PROMISTRY OF THE COUNTRY OF THE ILL THAT Tainted Christmas’s image.

The Small Oil- And Timber-Rich Central African Nation is home to Just 2.5 Million People.

Despite Its Resources, About 35% of the Population Still Below The Poverty Line of $ 2 (£ 1.50) A Day.