Gabon: an Almost Monocolorous National Assembly · Global Voices

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In Gabon, the first Chamber of Deputies of the new National Assembly will be almost unanimously composed of supporters of President Oligui Nguema. It is not a surprise, but the results of the second round of the parliamentary elections on Saturday confirm this: the party founded in early July by the Head of State, the Democratic Union of Builders, occupies only 70% of the seats, and almost all the other elected members are also among the support…