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The authorities in Equatorial Guinea announced the re-election of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo for a sixth term, who has been in power since 1979. He bagged almost 95% of the votes polled. The longest-serving head of state in the world, therefore, is getting one more term in office.
The authorities in Equatorial Guinea announced the re-election of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo for a sixth term, who has been in power since 1979. He bagged almost 95% of the votes polled. The longest-serving head of state in the world, therefore, is getting one more term in office. On average, he used to get elected with over 93% of votes during the last six terms.
The 80-year-old had won with 94,9% of the votes backed by a coalition of 15 parties, apart from his own – the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE). The percentage share of votes of the opposition parties was not announced, though they could be negligible.
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The opposition talked about small irregularities. But these irregularities or imperfections were not such as to mar the overall good conduct of this November 20 election, according to an electoral observer. www.trendsnafrica.com has earlier reported that the outcome of the election was a foregone conclusion. The authorities closed the country’s land borders with neighbouring Gabon and Cameroon before campaigning began.
