Eko Hot Blog reports that Albert Ondo Ossa, the main opposition candidate in Gabon’s recent presidential election, has claimed victory in the election, dismissing the coup that took place shortly after the results were announced as a “family affair”.
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Ossa, who received 30% of the vote, said in an interview with Al Jazeera that he believes he won the election “massively” and that he will use constitutional means to contest the results. He also called the coup a “disappointment” and said that it was “staged to prevent him from becoming Gabon’s leader”.
The coup was carried out by a group of soldiers who called themselves the “Committee of Transition and the Restoration of Institutions”. They announced on national television that they were annulling the election and dissolving all institutions of state.
The putschists said they acted because of “irresponsible and unpredictable governance” and because the election “did not meet the conditions for a transparent, credible and inclusive ballot”.
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The ousted president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, has been detained by the coup leaders. He confirmed in a video that he was being held by the soldiers, but he did not say why he had been detained or what his future plans were.
The coup has plunged Gabon into political uncertainty. It is unclear who is in control of the country or what the next steps will be.
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