About one million out of the 1.7 million registered voters cast ballots in the 19 September election, which was won by incumbent President Ange-Felix Patasse with 51.6 percent of the votes, the UN Mission in the CAR (MINURCA) said, citing official results from Bangui’s Constitutional Court. Results for Patasse’s challengers were: Andre Kolingba, 19.3 percent; David Dacko, 11.1 percent; Abel Goumba, 6 percent; Henri Pouzere, 4.1 percent; Jean-Paul Ngoupande, 3.1 percent; Enock Derant Lakoue, 1.3 percent; Charles Massi, 1.3 percent; Fidele Ngouandjika, 0.9 percent; and Joseph Abossolo, 0.8 percent. In a statement received by IRIN on Wednesday, MINURCA said the population had “welcomed the results with calm and serenity”. The presidential investiture ceremony is scheduled for 22 October, it added.
This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions
Share this article