2025 Gabonese parliamentary election

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2025 Gabonese parliamentary election

 2023
27 September 2025 (first round)
11 October 2025 (runoff)
18 October 2025 (re-run)
2 November 2025 (re-run runoff)
2030 

All 145 seats in the National Assembly
73 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Seats
UDB Brice Oligui Nguema 101
PDG Angélique Ngoma 17
PDGBDG 4
RPM Alexandre Barro Chambrier 3
UN Paulette Missambo 2
SDG Juste Louangou Bouyomeka 2
BDC Anna-Claudine Mavioga 1
FDS Anges-Kévin Nzigou 1
RNR Jean Ping 1
PSD Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou 1
UPR Gervais Oniane [fr] 1
Independents 8
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Vice President of the Government before Vice President of the Government after
Alexandre Barro Chambrier
RPM
Alexandre Barro Chambrier
RPM

Parliamentary elections were held in Gabon on 27 September 2025 alongside municipal elections,[1] with a second round held on 11 October in constituencies where no candidate received a majority.[2] A third round took place on 18 October in eight constituencies.[3] The Gabonese Democratic Party, which had dominated Gabonese politics from independence in 1961 until the 2023 Gabonese coup d'état, suffered its first defeat in an election since independence, falling to a rump of 15 seats in the National Assembly.

In July 2025 president Brice Oligui Nguema, who came to power following the 2023 coup, established his own political party, the Democratic Union of Builders (UDB).[1]

Electoral system

The members of the National Assembly are elected via the two-round system: 143 constituencies are in Gabon proper, while two seats are elected by overseas Gabonese.

Electoral rolls underwent revision from 14 July to 12 August. Local electoral commissions were set up by 26 July, while nomination of candidates was held from 27 July to 7 August.[1]

Candidates

There were around 1,600 candidates competing for 145 seats in parliament, while around 17,000 individuals are competing for various municipal and departmental council positions.[4]

Campaign

Campaigning began on 17 September.[4]

Conduct

More than 900,000 people were eligible to vote. Polling was slightly delayed in Libreville due to early morning rain.[2]

Allegations of fraud and mismanagement of the process were made by the opposition.[5][6] One unsuccessful candidate lamented a "return of the old system". Former Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima exclaimed "Back to square one! ... We are continuing the system that we were supposed to have discarded for the good of all."[6] One article questioned if one non-democratic regime was simply being exchanged for another one.[5]

Observers from Benin, Togo, Mauritania and Guinea said the second round of voting took place in a calm atmosphere despite a lack of enthusiasm.[7]

Results

Notes

References

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