Gabon:
Opposition Calls For Votes Recount
The
opposition in Gabon has called for a recount of a
disputed poll that brought the son of long-time
leader, Omar Bongo to power, and urged an
international probe into a crackdown by security
forces on protesters.
The candidates, including runner-up, former Interior
Minister, Andre Mba Obame, said in a statement that
“we demand a recount of the vote that was
interrupted by the president of the electoral
commission, on the basis of returns from all polling
stations,".
The joint call by 17 candidates at a news conference
in Libreville was their first public statement since
the announcement of Ali Ben Bongo's victory
triggered violent street clashes and looting in the
central African oil producer.
REUTERS/ Qasim / Austeen