{"id":7628,"date":"2026-01-06T01:05:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T01:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7628"},"modified":"2026-01-06T01:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T01:05:48","slug":"central-african-republics-touadera-wins-third-presidential-term-elections-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7628","title":{"rendered":"Central African Republic\u2019s Touadera wins third presidential term | Elections News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Provisional results show Faustin-Archange Touadera received 76.15 percent of the vote in December 28 election.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 5 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">5 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has won a third term in office, securing an outright majority in the presidential election held on December 28, according to provisional results.<\/p>\n<p>The results announced on Monday showed Touadera received 76.15 percent of the vote, while former Prime Minister Anicet-Georges Dologuele received 14.66 percent and former Prime Minister Henri-Marie Dondra received 3.19 percent.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Voter turnout \u200dwas 52.42 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Touadera, a 68-year-old mathematician who took power a decade ago, was seeking a third term \u2060after a constitutional referendum in 2023 scrapped the presidential term limit.<\/p>\n<p>He campaigned on his security record in the \u200bchronically unstable nation after enlisting help from Russian mercenaries and Rwandan soldiers. He also signed peace \u200ddeals with several rebel groups this year.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2060main opposition coalition, known by its French acronym BRDC, boycotted the election, saying it would not be fair.<\/p>\n<p>Even before the results were announced, Dologuele and Dondra had cast doubt on their credibility, calling separate news conferences to denounce what they described as election fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Dologuele, the runner-up in the 2020 election, told a news conference on Friday that there had been \u201ca methodical attempt to manipulate\u201d the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Central African people spoke on December 28,\u201d Dologuele said. \u201cThey expressed a clear desire for change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Touadera\u2019s government has denied \u200bthat any fraud took place.<\/p>\n<p>The Constitutional Court has until January 20 to adjudicate any \u200cchallenges and declare definitive results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Provisional results show Faustin-Archange Touadera received 76.15 percent of the vote in December 28 election. 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