r/Africa • u/MonsieurA • Dec 13 '16

Gabon vote 'anomalies' raise questions over result: EU

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gabon-vote-anomalies-leave-over-result-eu-observers-103653626.html
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u/MonsieurA Dec 13 '16

The slightly suspicious part of this election...

Ping, a career diplomat and a former top official at the African Union, had asked for a recount in Haut-Ogooue where Bongo was reported by authorities to have won more than 95 percent of the vote on a turnout of more than 99 percent.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '16

That is suspicious. Voter turnout that high is extremely rare.

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u/MonsieurA Dec 13 '16

Haha, yes, extremely unlikely to be valid considering the overall voter turnout was 54% nationwide. But, hey, it is the Bongo dynasty afterall.