Gabonese presidential election, 1993

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Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 5 December 1993, the first time more than one candidate had contested a presidential election in the country. Incumbent President Omar Bongo, in power since 1967, sought a five-year term against twelve other candidates. According to official results Bongo won in the first round with 51.2% of the vote. However, the main opposition leader, Paul Mba Abessole, alleged fraud, claimed victory, and threatened to form a rival government. Riots in 1994 practically brought the country to a standstill until Bongo agreed to attend a peace conference with opposition groups in September 1994, in which a coalition government was formed until the 1996 parliamentary election, which Bongo's Gabonese Democratic Party won by a landslide.[1]

Campaign

Bongo was supported by the "New Alliance", a coalition that included the Association for Socialism in Gabon, the Circle of Liberal Reformers, the Gabonese Socialist Union and the People's Unity Party.[2]

Results

Based on exit polling at the time of the election, the news organization Reuters placed Bongo's share of the vote at about 37%.[3] Voter turnout was 88.1%.[4]

Candidate Party Votes %
Omar BongoGabonese Democratic Party213,79351.2
Paul Mba AbessoleNational Woodcutters Rally70,74726.5
Pierre Louis Agondjo OkaweGabonese Progress Party19,9614.8
Pierre Claver Maganga MoussavouSocial Democratic Party15,2203.6
Jules-Aristide Bourdes-OgouliguendeIndependent14,1133.4
Alexandre SambatIndependent10,8192.6
Didjob Divungi Di NdingeDemocratic and Republican Alliance9,2032.2
Léon Mbou YembiAfrican Forum for Reconstruction7,6251.8
Jean-Pierre Lemboumba-LepandouIndependent Centre Party5,7681.4
Marc Saturnin Nan NguémaIndependent3,5790.9
Simon Oyono AbaMORENA–Original3,4460.9
Adrien Nguemah-OndoMORENA–Unionist1,8420.4
Léon Mébiame 1,5830.4
Invalid/blank votes8,875–
Total426,594100
Registered voters/turnout484,31988.1
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ History of Gabon
  2. ↑ Elections in Gabon African Elections Database
  3. ↑ David E. Gardinier and Douglas A. Yates, Historical Dictionary of Gabon (2006), Third Edition, page 277.
  4. ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p404 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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