LIBREVILLE, June 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — Gabon’s presidential, legislative and local elections will be held on Aug 26, Michel Stephane Bonda, president of the Gabonese Election Center, announced on Sunday.
The deadline for submitting candidacies for all the elections is July 11. The presidential campaign will open on Aug 11 and close on Aug 25, he said.
The calendar will be ratified by the Council of Ministers of the government.
Incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba is running for re-election. — NNN-AGENCIES
