In Gabon, the revision of the electoral list is due to begin on June 14. This list will allow Gabonese of voting age to participate in the December referendum which will aim to adopt the country’s future Constitution. A revision process that is variously appreciated within the political class. Explanations.
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With our correspondent in Libreville, Yves-Laurent Goma
At Gabon, the revision of the electoral list was to start on June 13, 2024 throughout the country as previously announced by the Ministry of the Interior in a press release. But, for logistical reasons, the start of operations was postponed until June 14.
The list will allow Gabonese of voting age to participate in the referendum next December which will aim to adopt the country’s future Constitution.
What does the political class think of this revision of the electoral list initiated by the military in power since the coup d’état of August 30, 2023 which overthrew the regime of Ali Bongo Ondimba?
Another review is planned for next year
As a reminder, the national dialogue last April recommended the suspension of the Gabonese Democratic Party – the PDG, the former party which ruled Gabon for 55 years – and the ineligibility of its executives for 3 years. Paul Biyoghe Mba, the current first Vice-President of the PDG, affirms that his party supports the revision of the electoral list: “ The general objective is to achieve a return to the republican constitutional situation as quickly as possible, that is to say, to have a Constitution and credible elections at all levels. »
Aimé Regis Renombo, president of the Rassemblement Espoir (REP), instead asks the Minister of the Interior not to go it alone: “ Transparency begins with the presence of observers, the presence of representatives of political parties in polling stations, but also their presence in electoral commissions. »
Joachim Mbatchi Pambou, president of the Union of Forces for Change, is rather skeptical: “ The Minister of the Interior commits unconstitutional acts, which suggests that he is doing everything to give his boss a free pass [une référence à Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, président de la transition, NDLR] “.
The current revision of the electoral list prepares the constitutional referendum scheduled before the end of next December. Another review is planned for next year in view of the elections which will end the current transition.
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