The world’s longest-ruling leader looks set to secure a new term after 43 years in power.
Preliminary election results released by Equatorial Guinea’s government on Monday showed the ruling party winning over 99% of votes counted so far in presidential, legislative, and municipal elections held on Sunday. The tiny, authoritarian, oil-producing Central African state is run by President Teodoro Obiang, the world’s longest-ruling head of state, who is seeking to extend his 43 years in office.
“It is a total fraud,” Esono Ondo told Reuters by phone, saying his party would challenge the result in court. He said some semblance of fair voting was taking place in the island capital Malabo, but his party had evidence that officials elsewhere were casting ballots on voters’ behalf or forcing them to vote for the ruling party. Government and officials of Equatorial Guinea’s election directorate could not be reached for comment.
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