Tag: presidential elections
Gabon heads to first post-Bongo era polls; coup leader Nguema eyes presidency
Gabon will hold its first presidential election on Saturday (12 April) since the August 2023 military coup that ended over five decades of Bongo family ... Read More
Guinea to hold constitutional referendum, elections in 2025 after four years of military rule
Guinea’s ruling military junta has announced plans to hold a constitutional referendum followed by presidential and legislative elections before the end of 2025, signaling a ... Read More
Gabon prepares for presidential elections in April
Gabon will hold its presidential elections on April 12, the first since the army took power in the country, the council of ministers announced. Gabon’s ... Read More
Tunisia: Presidential candidate Zouheir Maghzaoui criticizes Electoral Body
Presidential candidate Zouheir Maghzaoui has criticized the Independent High Electoral Body for its “silence” regarding irregularities in the electoral process. At a press conference in ... Read More
Tunisia: Former presidential candidate Safi Saïd released after one day in prison
On August 22, the Tunisian judiciary ordered the release of opposition politician Safi Saïd. Saïd, a former candidate in the 2014 and 2019 presidential elections ... Read More
Tunisian autocrat puts potential rivals in jail ahead of presidential elections
Tunisia’s authoritarian leader kais Saied is paving the way for his re-election by sending his rivals to jail under bogus charges. The manipulation of the ... Read More
Incumbent military ruler wins Chad’s presidential elections
Mahamat Idriss Deby, Chad interim president- who took power in 2021- won Chad’s presidential elections with 61.3% of the vote, the election committee said. Provisional ... Read More
Chad election: interim ruler Deby likely to win presidency, voters don’t expect real change
As Chadians head to the polls on Monday (6 May) to conclude a three-year political transition, the country's transitional leader, General Mahamat Idriss Déby, is ... Read More
Algeria braces for presidential elections on Sept 7
The Algerian presidency said presidential elections will be held on September 7, the second vote after the country’s 2019 pro-democracy Hirak that failed to remove ... Read More
Comoros’s incumbent President wins another term in office
Azali Assoumani, the President of Comoros, has been declared winner of Sunday disputed elections with 62.97% of the vote, extending therefore his grip on power ... Read More