BANGUI – Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra won re-election decisively, grabbing 76.15% of the vote in the Dec. 28 presidential poll, provisional results from the electoral commission showed Monday night.
Top election official Mathias Morouba announced the tally: Ex-PM Anicet-Georges Dologuele took 14.66%, Henri-Marie Dondra 3.19%, with 52.42% turnout. The 68-year-old leader, in power a decade, ran after a 2023 referendum axed term limits.
Touadéra highlighted security gains via Russian mercenaries, Rwandan troops, and rebel peace pacts. Opposition BRDC boycotted, alleging unfairness; Dologuele/Dondra pre-empted results with fraud claims, calling for change. Government rejected accusations.
Constitutional Court has until Jan. 20 for final say. Win bolsters Russia’s resource access (gold, diamonds) for security aid, though Touadéra welcomes Western lithium/uranium partners. Analysts like Nathalia Dukhan caution fragile peace—rebels integrated but volatile.
No major disruptions marked voting, unlike 2020’s rebel chaos.
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