Gabon: The Constitutional Court confirms the victory of "yes" to the referendum

Gabon: The Constitutional Court confirms the victory of “yes” to the referendum

ByThe Mwebantu Team

The Constitutional Court of Gabon validated Friday the adoption of the new constitution approved by referendum in mid-November, with a score of 91.64 % in favor of the “yes”, announced its president.

During the proclamation of the final results, a drop in the number of registered (853,028, against 868 115), voters (462,166 against 463,066) and votes expressed (416,382 against 454 173) compared to the number of 454,173) compared to provisional data from the Ministry of the Interior. However, the participation rate increased slightly, reaching 54.18 % against 53.54 % initially announced.

“” After examining the results, the Court declares that the referendum of November 16, 2024 obtained an overall score of 91.64 % for the + yes + “said Dieudonné Aba’a Owono, president of the Constitutional Court. This percentage is slightly lower than 91.80 % announced by the Ministry of the Interior in the aftermath of the ballot.

With the adoption of this new Constitution, the next step will be the revision of the electoral code, with a view to the presidential election provided for AOã »t 2025. The president of the transition, General Brice Oligui Nguema, who came to power After overthrowing the Bongo family who has been heading the country for 55 years, described this “historic stage” referendum. Although he promised to return power to civilians, General Oligui did not hide his presidential ambitions, saying that he wanted to lead the country to a “boom towards bliss”.

The Mwebantu Team
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