The presidential election in Gabon was held on August 27, 2016. [1] The main candidates were President Ali Bongo Ondimba and former Foreign Minister Jean Ping . On August 31, 2016, the Election Commission announced the re-election of Bongo with a margin of less than 2%. The turnout was 59.46%. After the announcement of the results, unrest occurred in the capital Libreville [2] .
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| Presidential Election in Gabon (2016) | |||
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| 2016 year | |||
| August 27 | |||
| Voter turnout | 59.46% | ||
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| Candidate | Ali Bongo Ondimba | Jean ping | |
| The consignment | Gabon Democratic Party | Union of Forces for Change | |
| Votes | 177 722 (49.80%) | 172 128 (48.23%) | |
| Election result | Ali Bongo Ondimba is re-elected President of Gabon. | ||
Content
- 1 Electoral system
- 2 Results
- 3 Riots
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Election System
The President of Gabon is elected for 7 years through popular elections in one round by a simple majority vote. This system was introduced as a result of the 2003 constitutional amendments. It is believed that such a system works against a fragmented opposition if it does not unite in favor of a single candidate [3] [4] .
Results
| Candidate | The consignment | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Bongo Ondimba | Gabon Democratic Party | 177 722 | 49.80 |
| Jean ping | Union of Forces for Change | 172 128 | 48.23 |
| Bruno Ben Mubabma | Independent | 1 896 | 0.53 |
| Raymond Ndong Shima | Independent | 1,510 | 0.42 |
| Pierre Claver Maganga Mussavu | Social Democratic Party | 1,130 | 0.32 |
| Paul Mba Abessol | National Union of Loggers - Union for Gabon | 761 | 0.21 |
| Gerard Ella Nguyema | Independent | 583 | 0.16 |
| Augustin Mussavu King | Gabon Socialist Party | 553 | 0.15 |
| Dieudonne Minlama Minto | Independent | 393 | 0.11 |
| Abel Mbombe Nzudu | Independent | 214 | 0.06 |
| Invalid / Empty Newsletters | 16,420 | - | |
| Total | 373 310 | one hundred | |
| Voting Voters / Turnout | 627 805 | 59.46 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior , Ministry of the Interior | |||
Riots
After the announcement of the victory of Ali Bongo Ondimba, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the capital Libreville, accusing the authorities of falsification. Protesters set fire to the building of the National Assembly . As a result of clashes with the police, dozens of demonstrators were injured, six were hospitalized with bullet wounds. During the storming of the headquarters of the opposition National Union party, 2 people were killed.
The loser candidate, Jean Ping, accused the authorities of mass falsifications in the president’s native province of Verkhnyaya Ogove , where the turnout was suspicious 99.8%, while the whole country - 59.46%. International observers, who were not allowed to attend the meeting of the Electoral Commission, declared "insufficient transparency" of the elections [5] . The Minister of Justice of Gabon resigned in protest against the re-election of Ondimba. [6] But in September 2016, the Constitutional Court of Gabon rejected the opposition’s lawsuit on invalidating the election [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Gabon: l'élection présidentielle est fixée au 27 août Jeune Afrique, July 7, 2016 (French)
- ↑ Gabon election: Protests as Ali Bongo beats Jean Ping Al Jazeera, August 31, 2016
- ↑ Gabon's President Ali Bongo to seek second term in office France 24, February 29, 2016
- ↑ Zheltov M.V. Gabon: how one “controlled democracy” almost became uncontrollable . InterIzbirkom (September 28, 2016). Date of treatment September 29, 2016.
- ↑ Presidential elections in Gabon led to arson of parliament. The opposition accused the head of state of fraud. // Kommersant, 09/02/2016
- ↑ 1 2 Gabon Court rejects opposition lawsuit to invalidate presidential election results
Links
- Zheltov M.V. Gabon: as one “controlled democracy” almost became uncontrollable . InterIzbirkom (September 28, 2016). Date of treatment September 29, 2016 ..