Gabon to Hold Presidential Elections on April 12, 2025
Gabon will hold a presidential election on April 12. Following a coup in August 2023, the military currently rules the West African country.
The announcement comes after Gabon’s parliament adopted a new electoral code last Sunday, which sets out the rules and conditions for organising elections in the country.
The legislation, which requires approval by the Constitutional Court, is controversial, as it authorizes military personnel to be candidates in all political elections in the country, which was not possible in the past. It could allow Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, who led the 2023 coup that overthrew former president Ali Bongo Ondimba, to run for his first presidential term. Gabon’s constitution, adopted by referendum in November, sets the presidential term at 7 years, renewable once.
