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Central African Republic Court Confirms Touadéra’s Third-Term Win With 77.9%

The court's ruling shuts down the fraud challenge.

FILE - In this image from video, President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera casts his ballot at a polling station in Bangui, Central African Republic, Sunday, July 30, 2023. (AP Photo/File)
Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadera won a landslide in last month's election, with 78 percent of the vote, according to final results
President of the Central African Republic and United Hearts Movement presidential candidate Faustin-Archange Touadera, casts his vote during the presidential election at a polling station in Bangui, Central African Republic December 28, 2025. Central African Presidency's Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

Overview

  • Touadéra was declared president-elect in the first round with 77.9% of the vote, according to the Constitutional Court.
  • The court rejected main challenger Anicet-Georges Dologuélé’s appeal, with final tallies giving him about 13.5%.
  • A 2023 constitutional referendum scrapping term limits enabled Touadéra to seek a third term.
  • Turnout was just over 52% in the December 28 vote, which combined presidential, legislative, regional and municipal ballots, with legislative runoffs still pending.
  • Touadéra’s rule has leaned on Russian-linked security forces in exchange for resource access, a relationship critics say concentrates power and influence.