French Prime Minister Elisabeth Born said Paris was monitoring the situation in Gabon after the military coup announced. writes about it Reuters.
The statement was made by Born at the ambassadors’ conference and did not contain any details.
In the EU before declarationIt is stated that if the news about a coup in the country are confirmed, it will be considered as a destabilizing factor in the African region.
A group of high-ranking officers in Gabon on the morning of August 30 spoke made a statement on the country’s main television channel, Gabon 24, regarding the annulment of the presidential election results and the abolition of the ruling institutions. The officers said they took power into their own hands and represented the Ministry of Defense and the country’s armed forces. Against this background, there were reports of a gunfight in the capital, Libreville.
The military attributed the coup to a lack of confidence in the August 26 general elections.
The announcement was made after the country’s CEC meeting. reported Upon the re-election of Gabon’s current President, Ali ben Bongo Ondimba, for a third term with 64% of the vote. The family of Gabon’s current president has been in power in the country for 56 years. The incumbent’s father, El Hadj Omaar Bongo Ondimba, served as head of state from 1967 to 2009.
The opposition did not recognize the election results and declared that they were falsified. On August 27, Gabonese authorities shut down the internet and some French Internet media in the country due to the unrest.
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