Gabon's Military Junta Announces General Election for August 2025

Interim President Gen Brice Oligui Nguema Eligible to Run; New Constitution to be Adopted by End of 2024

Gabon's military junta has announced plans to hold a general election in August 2025, following international pressure to return to civilian rule.
Interim President Gen Brice Oligui Nguema, who seized power in August from his cousin, Ali Bongo, is not barred from standing in the upcoming elections.
The proposed election timetable is not final and will need public approval during town hall-style meetings in April 2024.
A new constitution is to be presented in October 2024 and adopted by the end of that year in a referendum.
Members of the Bongo family, who ruled Gabon for 55 years, and their allies are under investigation for alleged embezzlement of state funds and corruption.