Touadéra re-elected President of Central African Republic

President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has been re-elected as President of the Central African Republic after securing 76.15% of the vote, extending his leadership into a third term. Provisional results from the presidential election held on December 28, 2025, were announced on the night of Monday, January 5, 2026. According to the Electoral Commission, preliminary figures show voter turnout stood at 52.43%. The results confirm that Touadéra, who has been in power since 2016, won a decisive majority. His closest challenger, Anicet-Georges Dologuélé, received 14.66% of the vote, while Henri-Ma

President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has been re-elected as President of the Central African Republic after securing 76.15% of the vote, extending his leadership into a third term. Provisional results from the presidential election held on December 28, 2025, were announced on the night of Monday, January 5, 2026. According to the Electoral Commission, preliminary figures show voter turnout stood at 52.43%. The results confirm that Touadéra, who has been in power since 2016, won a decisive majority. His closest challenger, Anicet-Georges Dologuélé, received 14.66% of the vote, while Henri-Marie Dondra garnered 3.19%. Both Dologuélé and Dondra, who previously served as Prime Ministers, rejected the results, alleging that the election was affected by fraud. On Friday, Dologuélé declared himself the winner, a claim that authorities condemned, accusing him of attempting to provoke unrest in the country. Meanwhile, Dondra called for the annulment of the results on Monday night, citing what he described as serious failure by the Electoral Commission in the organization of the vote. In contrast, observers from the African Union said the elections were conducted peacefully and transparently, noting that they were freer than previous polls. Touadéra was first elected in 2016 and won re-election in 2020. A subsequent constitutional amendment removed term-limit restrictions that would have prevented him from seeking another mandate. He is widely credited with helping restore relative stability to the country, with support from international partners, including Rwanda, which has deployed troops in the Central African Republic. In 2021, rebel groups controlled nearly 90% of the country’s territory. Today, government forces and their allies reportedly control about 80% of the country. The Central African Republic has a population of more than five million people and continues to face widespread poverty. World Bank data indicate that 71% of citizens live below the poverty line.