Gabon’s military leader, General Brice Oligui Nguema—who led the 2023 coup that ended nearly 60 years of Bongo family rule—has won the country’s presidential election with more than 90% of the vote, according to provisional results. His main rival, Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze, secured just 3%. The Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that Nguema garnered approximately 90% of the votes in Saturday’s election. General Nguema orchestrated the military coup that ousted President Ali Bongo, whose family had ruled Gabon since 1967. Following his victory, Nguema told Al Jazeera that he is committed

Gabon’s military leader, General Brice Oligui Nguema—who led the 2023 coup that ended nearly 60 years of Bongo family rule—has won the country’s presidential election with more than 90% of the vote, according to provisional results. His main rival, Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze, secured just 3%. The Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that Nguema garnered approximately 90% of the votes in Saturday’s election. General Nguema orchestrated the military coup that ousted President Ali Bongo, whose family had ruled Gabon since 1967. Following his victory, Nguema told Al Jazeera that he is committed to restoring dignity to the Gabonese people. “I will give back to the people what they have given me today. Everything that has been stolen from them, I want to return,” he said. Nguema also praised the country’s foreign policy, highlighting increased international engagement and diplomatic achievements under his leadership. “We have a foreign policy that I intend to make assertive,” he stated, adding that Gabon has positioned itself as a cooperative partner with major global powers, including the United States, France, Russia, and China. “That has worked well during the transition,” he noted. Oligui Nguema's victory brings him a seven-year mandate and the resources to tackle the corruption and bad governance that characterised the Bongos' time in power.

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