"Central African Republic'sPresident Faustin Archange Touadera won a third term in last month's election, provisional results showed. The result, released by the electoral authority late Monday, said Touadera secured 76.15% of the vote, with the voter turnout at around 52%. Touadera's primary challengers, Anicet Georges Dologuele and Henri-Marie Dondra, both former prime ministers, received 15%, and about 3% of the vote, respectively."
"The 68-year-old mathematician came into power a decade ago, and had been widely expected to win after the main opposition coalition boycotted the poll, denouncing what it called an unequal political environment after a 2023 referendum removed presidential term limits. Dologuele and Dondra alleged widespread irregularities and called for the results to be annulled. Dologuele said on Friday that there had been "a methodical attempt to manipulate" the electoral outcome."
Faustin Archange Touadera secured 76.15% of the vote in provisional results and is projected to win a third presidential term. Voter turnout was about 52%. Anicet Georges Dologuele and Henri-Marie Dondra received roughly 15% and 3% respectively. The main opposition coalition boycotted the poll after a 2023 referendum removed presidential term limits. Dologuele and Dondra alleged widespread irregularities and sought annulment; Dologuele said there had been "a methodical attempt to manipulate" the outcome. The government denied the claims and allies unsuccessfully tried to disqualify the challengers over alleged foreign citizenship. The Constitutional Court must rule on appeals and declare final results by January 20. Security has been emphasized during Touadera's decade in office, with Russian mercenaries and Rwandan soldiers deployed, including mercenaries patrolling Bangui.
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