The leader of the Nguema Oligui

Paul njie

BBC News, Libreville

The Brice Oligui nguema gene has been delivered a seven -year term by a relief electorate that the Bongo era has already passed

AFP's presidency candidate Brice Oligui Nguema was dressed in a smiling blue dress after launching his vote. — The Brice Oligui nguema gene has been delivered a seven -year term by a relief electorate that the Bongo era has already passed

Gabon’s military leader, Gen Brice Oligui Nguema, who led to a dynasty for about 60 years in 2023, has won the presidential election on Saturday with more than 90% of the vote, as shown by the provisional results.

Prior to the vote, critics argued that the new Constitution and the Electoral Code were designed to give Oligui Nguema a comfortable way to the maximum work.

Some heavy weights of the opposition that could have been a serious political challenge were excluded from the race.

His election victory consolidates his adherence to power, almost two years after he dominated the disappearance of President Ali Bongo, whose family had been in power in Gabon since 1967.

Oligui Nguema, 50, faced seven other candidates, including the former Prime Minister Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze, who served under the Bongo regime, and two parties in the former PDG Governor, Stéphane Germain Iloko and Alain Simpice Boungouères.

« Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is elected (President) by the absolute majority of the distributed votes, with 575,222 votes, » said Interior Minister Hermonn Imqual.

Its main challenging, Bilie-By-Nze, received just over 3% of the votes.

More than seven out of ten registered voters participated in the survey, that authorities and some observers made the election significance transparently and peacefully.

However, there were complaints of cases of irregularities in the process.

In some polling stations, the voting was delayed, while some constituencies on the election roll could not find where they were destined to launch their voting.

Bilie-By-Nze said he was especially concerned about claims that in some places the ballot boxes were not marked in a safe place and feared that they could be used to ballots.

The victory of Oligui Nguema gives him a mandate of seven years and the resources to face the corruption and poor governance that characterized the time of the power of the Bongos.

The formerly a very articulated member of the elite Republican Guard turned out to be very popular with a reliable population to get rid of the dynastic rule, promising to undo the country of the patients who had stained Gabon’s image.

The small nation of oil rich in oil and wood is home to only 2.5 million people.

Despite their resources, about 35% of the population still lives below the poverty line of $ 2 (£ 1.50) a day.