Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba pledged more jobs, micro-loans, and lower school fees in his campaign.
The vote is a much-anticipated test of support for Bongo. Detractors say he has done too little to funnel Gabon’s oil wealth towards a third of its 2.3 million population living in poverty and question his fitness to govern after a stroke in 2018. Recent changes to the voting system could further complicate the aftermath, said Remadji Hoinathy, a researcher at the Africa-focused Institute for Security Studies. These include the introduction of a single ballot that requires voters to pick a presidential candidate and lawmaker from the same party.
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