US EditionCentral African Republic President Touadera Wins Re-Election, Results Show
President Touadera won with about 76% of votes amid a boycott by the main opposition coalition and allegations of election fraud, with 52% voter turnout reported.
- The National Authority of Elections released provisional tallies on January 06, 2026 showing President Faustin-Archange Touadera won a third term with 76.15% of the vote.
- After a 2023 constitutional referendum that scrapped term limits, Touadera sought a third term while the main opposition coalition BRDC boycotted the vote, saying it would not be fair.
- About 2.4 million registered voters cast ballots in the December 28 polls with 52.42 turnout; Anicet-Georges Dologuele received 14.66% and Henri-Marie Dondra 3%.
- Two opposition candidates have already contested the result and called for annulment, while Anicet-Georges Dologuele proclaimed himself the winner and alleged `a methodical attempt to manipulate`; the Constitutional Court has until January 20 to rule.
- Campaigning on security, Touadera emphasized his ties with Russian mercenaries and Rwandan soldiers deployed in Bangui this year, but analysts warn peace deals with rebel groups remain fragile while observers see gains for Russian interests in gold and uranium.
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Unsurprisingly, the National Election Authority announced on the night of January 5-6 the victory in the first round of the outgoing President, who had cleared the obstacles to his pre-election re-election.
Wagner Group-Backed President Re-Elected in Central African Republic with Three-Quarters of the Vote
Faustin-Archange Touadéra, who is also supported by the Wagner Group, was re-elected as president of the Central African Republic with more than three-quarters of the vote. Touadéra has led the country for a decade, and a constitutional amendment in 2023 allowed him to run for a third term. His challengers say the election was rigged. For years, Touadéra has relied heavily on the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary army founded by Yevgeny Prigozhi…
The President of the Central African Republic, Touadéra, seems to be able to remain in office. According to preliminary election results, he received a clear majority in the election, but his main competitor sees this differently.
Toadera obtained 76.15% of the votes in accordance with the figures announced on Tuesday evening by the President of UNE, Mathias Morouba, who must still be confirmed by the Constitutional Council.
With a participation rate of 52.43 per cent, Faustin-Archange Tuadéra was re-elected, and the final results of the legislative, regional and municipal elections will be announced by the Constitutional Council in mid-January, after consideration of possible appeals.
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