On August 29, 2023, Gabon is still awaiting the results of the general elections organized three days earlier. This Tuesday, Francky Meba Ondo, vice-president of REAGIR, was arrested. ” It’s an arbitrary arrest “, assured the president of this opposition party, François Ndong Obiang.
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Gabon is still awaiting the results after the general elections of August 26, 2023. We voted for the presidential, legislative and local elections. An unprecedented triple ballot which was marred by delays and malfunctions.
The opposition coalition Alternance 2023 has already spoken of fraud and claimed victory. The government has cut off the Internet, as well as several RFI, F24 and TV5 media. A curfew has also been in place since the evening of August 27.
On the ground, the country remains calm, the figures are being compiled by the Gabonese Election Center (CGE), even if political tension is beginning to rise.
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Francky Meba Ondo, vice-president of REAGIR, was arrested on Tuesday morning. According to the opposition party, he was taken to B2, the military intelligence headquarters in Libreville. ” This is an arbitrary arrest. No reason was given said the movement’s president, François Ndong Obiang.
The latter specifies that the security forces have been deployed since Sunday, not far from his home, that of other opponents such as Alexandre Barro Chambrier, or even the headquarters of REAGIR which serves as political headquarters for the main opposition coalition. ; Alternation 2023.
Election results are still being centralized
Law enforcement is also posted near the house of Albert Ondo Ossa, the sole candidate of the platform, to whom those around him recommended not to leave his home. ” It is intimidation and also an attempt to create an incident that will justify repression. We asked people to ignore it and live normally “said a politician.
As for the elections, the results are still being centralized. The local electoral commissions are transmitting the minutes to the provincial level. Then it will all go to the national level. This morning, Environment Minister Lee White, on the X network, wrote that he was awaiting the final announcement, and that the government had shut down the Internet as a precaution, after provocative statements from opponents.