Gabon court upholds Ali Bongo election win

Gabon’s constitutional court has upheld President Ali Bongo’s election victory, rejecting opposition calls for a recount. There have been fears that such a decision could trigger fresh violence. The government said it would hold opposition leader Jean Ping responsible if clashes erupted following the ruling. President Bongo won August’s election by just 6,000 votes but […]

Gabon’s constitutional court has upheld President Ali Bongo’s election victory, rejecting opposition calls for a recount.
There have been fears that such a decision could trigger fresh violence.
The government said it would hold opposition leader Jean Ping responsible if clashes erupted following the ruling.
President Bongo won August’s election by just 6,000 votes but the opposition says the poll was rigged.
Following the court ruling, President Bongo called for a “political dialogue” with the opposition.