Gabon’s Coup Leader Brice Oligui Nguema Wins Presidential Election in Landslide Victory

Gabonese expressed themselves following the provisional results indicating that Brice Oligui Nguema, the military junta who removed longtime president Ali Bongo in a coup in 2023, has emerged victorious in Gabon's presidential election, securing an impressive 90.35% of the votes.

Brice Oligui Nguema, the leader of Gabon's transitional government and the military figure behind the August 2023 coup that ousted the Bongo dynasty, has won the presidential election with 90.35% of the vote, according to provisional results announced on Sunday by the Ministry of the Interior

The majority of polls closed in the oil-rich Gabon on Saturday in a presidential election that the country’s military rulers hoped would legitimize their grip on power.