Gabonese presidential election, 2016

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Presidential elections will be held in Gabon on 28 August 2016.^[1]

Electoral system

The President of Gabon is elected for a seven-year term in a single round of voting; whichever candidate places first is deemed elected, regardless of whether the candidate secured a majority of votes. This system is thought to be a disadvantage to the fractious opposition, which would appear to have little chance of winning unless it united behind a single candidate.^[2]

Candidates

As expected, President Ali Bongo Ondimba announced in Port-Gentil on 29 February 2016 that he would stand for re-election.^[2]

References

↑ Gabon opposition leader, ex-African Union head, charged with torture Reuters, 15 January 2015
1 2 "Gabon’s President Ali Bongo to seek second term in office", France 24, 29 February 2016.

Elections and referendums in Gabon

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