{"id":6273,"date":"2026-01-06T02:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T02:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/6273\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T02:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T02:24:11","slug":"central-africa-republic-president-faustin-archange-touadera-reelected-provisional-results-show-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/6273\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Africa Republic President Faustin Archange Touad\u00e9ra reelected, provisional results show"},"content":{"rendered":"

BANGUI-MOTABA \u2013 Central Africa Republic President Faustin Archange Touad\u00e9ra won a third term in last month’s election<\/a>, provisional results showed.<\/p>\n

The major opposition coalition boycotted the vote after a referendum allowed the removal of term limits. <\/p>\n

Touad\u00e9ra, 68, faced challenges from six candidates, but the main opposition coalition did not participate after denouncing what it called an unequal political environment. <\/p>\n

He won 76.15% of the votes, according to the provisional results the election authority released late Monday.<\/p>\n

Some 2.4 million Central Africans were registered to vote in a first-of-its-kind election in the country, where citizens voted simultaneously for all tiers of government, including presidential, legislative, regional and municipal seats.<\/p>\n

Two opposition candidates have already contested the results, citing instances of alleged malpractice by the National Elections Authority and widespread fraud. Anicet Georges Dologu\u00e9l\u00e9, the runner-up who received 14.66% of the vote, proclaimed himself the winner of the election on Friday.<\/p>\n

Analysts say Touad\u00e9ra has consolidated power within state institutions.<\/p>\n

The country has been embroiled in conflict since 2013 after mostly Muslim rebels seized power and forced then-President Fran\u00e7ois Boziz\u00e9 out of office. The conflict was de-escalated by a 2019 peace<\/a> deal between the government and 14 armed groups. Six of the 14 groups later withdrew from the agreement.<\/p>\n

The Central Africa Republic is one of the countries where Wagner, a Russian mercenary group, was first active in Africa. The group has been responsible for Touad\u00e9ra’s security, but tensions have grown between Touad\u00e9ra and Russia after Moscow demanded that Wagner be replaced with the Russian government-run African Corps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Regional power Rwanda also plays an influential role in the country.<\/p>\n

Security issues ranked high among voters\u2019 concerns in the election, even though the crisis has dwindled. The United Nations peacekeeping mission MINUSCA, which has been present in the country since 2014, is facing a drawdown due to financial constraints.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

Ope Adetayo reported from Lagos, Nigeria.<\/p>\n

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