Obiang reelected as president of Equatorial Guinea after elections
Sunday, December 6, 2009
- 6 December 2009: Obiang reelected as president of Equatorial Guinea after elections
- 4 November 2009: Equatorial Guinea coup plotters pardoned, released from jail
- 20 June 2008: Guinea coup trial defendant names co-conspirators
- 7 September 2005: UN holding recruitment exams in under-represented countries
- 17 July 2005: Plane crash in Equatorial Guinea kills 55
Official results from Equatorial Guinea have indicated that Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the president of the country, has been reelected another term.
The election, held on November 29, saw Obiang take 95.37% of the ballot, or 260,462 votes, according to a statement released on the government website yesterday. An opponent, Placido Mico Abogo, finished a distant second, with 3.6% of the vote.
Obiang said that he was going to make human rights, education, and health reforms in his next term. Equatorial Guinea, the third largest producer of oil in Africa, has recently seen increasing levels of infant mortality and less educational enrollment.
Opposition candidates, however, have claimed that the voting was rigged; some pro-democracy groups also claimed that not enough media attention was devoted to Obiang's rivals. "In recent weeks it [the government] has stifled and harassed the country's beleaguered political opposition [...] [and] imposed serious constraints on international observers," stated the Human Rights Watch.
[edit] Sources
- "Equatorial Guinea 'elects Obiang'" — Al Jazeera, December 4, 2009
- "Equatorial Guinea President Obiang 'wins 95% of vote'" — BBC News Online, December 4, 2009
