Gabon votes its first presidential election since the 2023 coup.

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     BY: NEWS EDITOR

Brice Oligui Nguema, the military leader, is seeking to strengthen his grip on power during the national vote.

Gabon's voters have voted in the presidential election, with military leader Brice Oligui Nguema aiming to strengthen his grip on power in the first election since he led the 2023 coup.

Counting was underway after polls closed at 6pm (17:00 GMT) on Saturday, and interim results are expected overnight or on Sunday.

Almost one million people, including 28,000 from abroad, have registered to vote in this oil-rich but poor African nation of 2.3 million people.

Aroune Boucary, the reporter for International News Syndicate in Libreville, stated that "many voters are in a battle between hope and fear",

Nguema, who played an important role in ending 55 years of iron-fisted dynastic rule by the Bongo family, headed by former leader Ali Bongo, is currently in the lead in opinion polls. The Bongo family members were accused of stealing Gabon's wealth.

Aurele Ossantanga Mouila, 30, took the time to vote after working as a croupier at a casino.

“I did not have confidence in the earlier regime,” he said.

Nguema assumed the role of transitional president and was responsible for overseeing the formation of a government that included civilians, responsible for creating a new constitution following the 2023 coup.



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