Overview
- Most polling stations closed around 16:00 local time and nationwide counting began, according to local broadcaster Lengo Songo.
- Roughly 2.4 million eligible voters cast ballots for the presidency, the 140-seat National Assembly and local authorities at about 6,700 polling stations.
- International observer missions, including from the European Union and African Union, reported no serious violations and said procedures complied with legal standards.
- Security and logistics were reinforced by UN MINUSCA forces and Russian specialists, and a visiting Russian election official praised on-site transparency and organization.
- Incumbent Faustin-Archange Touadéra is seeking a third term enabled by a 2023 constitutional change, facing six rivals including former prime ministers Anicet-Georges Dologuélé and Henri-Marie Dondra.