Who won Gabon’s 2025 presidential election?

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Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema won Gabon’s presidential election held on April 12, 2025.12

Nguema, who had served as the transitional president following the 2023 military coup, secured victory with more than 90 percent of the vote against seven other candidates. The results were confirmed by the Constitutional Court, and he was sworn in for a seven-year term on May 3, 2025.12