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The president is seeking a third term, which would extend his rule into a second decade—a possibility made possible after the removal of term limits in 2023.
A constitutional court in the Central African Republic began examining a request to disqualify the head of state from the presidential election scheduled for next December. The petition, filed by the Observatory for Democratic Governance, a civil society organization, argues that President Faustin Archange Touadéra should be disqualified on the grounds that he does not meet the criteria required to run for president.
Élysée Nguimalé, president of the group, disputes the origin of the president’s name, claiming that it would indicate a lineage impossible to trace — a requirement stipulated by the country’s Constitution.It was not immediately clear whether the court would accept this argument or when a verdict would be reached. The Minister of Territorial Administration, Bruno Yapandé, rejected Nguimalé’s request, describing it as a tool intended to “sow confusion among the population”.
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The final list of candidates for the election has not yet been published. The president is seeking a third term, which would extend his rule into a second decade—a possibility made possible after the removal of term limits in 2023.
