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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 | % | |
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| Omar Bongo | Gabonese Democratic Party | 213,793 | 51.18 | |
| Paul Mba Abessole | National Woodcutters Rally | 110,747 | 26.51 | |
| Pierre Louis Agondjo Okawe | Gabonese Progress Party | 19,961 | 4.78 | |
| Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou | Social Democratic Party | 15,220 | 3.64 | |
| Jules-Aristide Bourdes-Ogouliguende | Independent | 14,113 | 3.38 | |
| Alexandre Sambat | Independent | 10,819 | 2.59 | |
| Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge | Democratic and Republican Alliance | 9,203 | 2.20 | |
| Léon Mbou Yembi | African Forum for Reconstruction | 7,625 | 1.83 | |
| Jean-Pierre Lemboumba-Lepandou | Independent Centre Party | 5,768 | 1.38 | |
| Marc Saturnin Nan Nguéma | Independent | 3,579 | 0.86 | |
| Simon Oyono Aba | MORENA–Original | 3,466 | 0.83 | |
| Adrien Nguemah-Ondo | MORENA–Unionist | 1,842 | 0.44 | |
| Léon Mébiame | 1,583 | 0.38 | ||
| Total | 417,719 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 417,719 | 97.92 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,875 | 2.08 | ||
| Total votes | 426,594 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 484,319 | 88.08 | ||
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||
References
- ^ History of Gabon
- ^ Elections in Gabon African Elections Database
- ^ David E. Gardinier & Douglas A. Yates, Historical Dictionary of Gabon (2006), Third Edition, page 277.
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p404 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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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 Bongo | Gabonese Democratic Party | 213,793 | 51.18 | |
| Paul Mba Abessole | National Woodcutters Rally | 110,747 | 26.51 | |
| Pierre Louis Agondjo Okawe | Gabonese Progress Party | 19,961 | 4.78 | |
| Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou | Social Democratic Party | 15,220 | 3.64 | |
| Jules-Aristide Bourdes-Ogouliguende | Independent | 14,113 | 3.38 | |
| Alexandre Sambat | Independent | 10,819 | 2.59 | |
| Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge | Democratic and Republican Alliance | 9,203 | 2.20 | |
| Léon Mbou Yembi | African Forum for Reconstruction | 7,625 | 1.83 | |
| Jean-Pierre Lemboumba-Lepandou | Independent Centre Party | 5,768 | 1.38 | |
| Marc Saturnin Nan Nguéma | Independent | 3,579 | 0.86 | |
| Simon Oyono Aba | MORENA–Original | 3,466 | 0.83 | |
| Adrien Nguemah-Ondo | MORENA–Unionist | 1,842 | 0.44 | |
| Léon Mébiame | 1,583 | 0.38 | ||
| Total | 417,719 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 417,719 | 97.92 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,875 | 2.08 | ||
| Total votes | 426,594 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 484,319 | 88.08 | ||
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||
References
- ^ History of Gabon
- ^ Elections in Gabon African Elections Database
- ^ David E. Gardinier & Douglas A. Yates, Historical Dictionary of Gabon (2006), Third Edition, page 277.
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p404 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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| Parliamentary elections | |
| Departmental elections | |
| Local elections | |
| French elections | |
| Referendums | |