Voters in Gabon choose a new president in first election since the 2023 coup

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Voters in Gabon choose a new president in first election since the 2023 coup  Voters in the oil-rich Gabon headed to the polls on Saturday in a presidential election that the country’s military rulers hoped would legitimize their grip on power.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/04/12/voters-in-gabon-choose-a-new-president-in-first-election-since-the-2023-coup  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:01Gabonis began voting early on Saturday in an election set up after the 2023 coup.

00:08In Liberary voters lined up as the polls opened at 7 a.m.

00:12Some 920,000 voters, including over 28,000 overseas, are registered to participate across more than 3,000 polling stations.

00:20This is important for me because this vote is a form of liberation for me.

00:26In all of my 58 years, whenever I come to vote, I'm very happy and things are going very well.

00:36The 50-year-old Interim President General Brice Oligingema, who toppled President Ali Bongondimba nearly two years ago,

00:43hopes to consolidate his grip on power for a seven-year term in office.

00:48In Liberary voters hope for a greater change in the coming administration.

00:53My expectations are clear. I expect our living conditions to improve.

00:58I expect us to take charge of our youths.

01:01I expect our job markets to improve.

01:04A total of eight candidates are running for president.

01:07However, Oligingema's main challenger is Bongo's former Prime Minister, Alain Claude Billy Bainze,

01:14who in recent interviews said that he pledged a break with the old system and a new independence.

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01:39That is a good thing to be a better chance.

01:41Well, I get a good chance.

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