Grant General wins presidential election in Gabon with 90% of the votes

According to official numbers, his main opponent, Alain-Claude Bilie by Nze, obtained 3.02% and the other six candidates failed to get more than 1% in Saturday polls.

“God does not abandon his people,” the 50 -year -old said to the supporters gathered at his party headquarters. “I want to greet the maturity of the Gabonese people,” he added, asking everyone to await the announcement of the final results and “celebrate the victory”.

But even before the count was completed on Saturday night, the official Gabonian media announced that Oligui was “clearly in the lead.”

The provisional numbers were received with applause by hundreds of supporters gathered at their headquarters on Sunday.

In a triumphant atmosphere, the initials C’Bon – a joke with the French expression “This is good” and the initials of Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguma – were ubiquitous on the present t -shirts and caps.

“It had been a long time since I’ve been voting, but this time I saw a flash of hope,” said Olivina Migombe, 58.