Gabon to vote in first presidential election since 2023 coup
- Gabon held its presidential election with interim president Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema leading in early results, according to local media reports.
- Approximately 920,000 voters participated in the election, which is important for a country with high poverty amidst oil wealth, as stated by various observers.
- Local observers indicated that at least 94.8% of polling stations operated satisfactorily during the election, reported by the Gabonese Civil Society Organizations Observation Mission.
- Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze, the main challenger to Oligui Nguema, expressed concerns over potential electoral fraud and criticized the military's performance since taking power.
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Gabon votes in first presidential election since 2023 coup
Gabonese voters began casting ballots on Saturday in a presidential election with eight candidates that is widely expected to make junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema the oil-rich central African country's first elected leader since his 2023 coup.

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Junta chief frontrunner as Gabon holds first election since 2023 coup
Gabonese voters began casting ballots on Saturday in a presidential election with eight candidates that is widely expected to make junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema the oil-rich central African country's first elected leader since his 2023 coup.
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