Gabon’s Junta Plans Two-Year Transition Back to Civilian Rule

Gabon’s military government plans hold free elections in two years, newly appointed Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima said.

(Bloomberg) — Gabon’s military government plans hold free elections in two years, newly appointed Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima said.

The transition period of 24 months is “a reasonable objective,” Sima said in an interview with Agence France-Presse on Sunday.

The head of the Republican Guard, Brice Oligui Nguema, seized power in the Central African nation on Aug. 30. The junta has pledged to put a proposed new constitution to a referendum, and introduce a new electoral code.

The military authority on Saturday appointed a new cabinet, including Mays Mouissi as the country’s economy minister.

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