Central African Republic goes to polls as president seeks...

What’s Happening

Let’s talk about Opposition hopes to tap into frustrations of people living in country where conflict remains a daily reality Central African Republic goes to the polls on Sunday with the president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, seeking a third term.

3 million registered voters will cast ballots for what observers are calling a quadruple election: votes for the presidency and parliament as well as local and municipal offices. a href=” A person rests on a bench under a billboard promoting Faustin-Archange Touadéra’s presidential bid in the capital, Bangui. (and honestly, same)

Photograph: Annela Niamolo/AFP/ View image in fullscreen A person rests on a bench under a billboard promoting Faustin-Archange Touadéra’s presidential bid in the capital, Bangui.

The Details

Photograph: Annela Niamolo/AFP/ Central African Republic Central African Republic goes to polls as president seeks third term Opposition hopes to tap into frustrations of people living in country where conflict remains a daily reality Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan Sun 28 Dec 2025 00. 00 EST Last modified on Sun 28 Dec 2025 00.

01 EST Central African Republic goes to the polls on Sunday with the president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, seeking a third term. Seven candidates are on the ballot for president, including the former prime ministers Anicet Georges Dologuélé and Henri-Marie Dondra, who were given clearance to stand court after initially being banned.

Why This Matters

Dologuélé was the runner-up in the last two elections – 2015 and 2020 – while Dondra briefly served under the president. The opposition hopes to tap into the frustrations of people living in a country where conflict is a daily reality. More than half a million people remain internally displaced within CAR, with a similar number living as refugees in neighbouring countries.

World leaders are expected to respond to this situation soon.

Key Takeaways

• But, Touadéra, a former mathematics professor who has been in power since 2016, is widely expected to extend his run in office.
• He went from an academic to a statesman after the then-president, François Bozizé, appointed him prime minister in 2008.
• Touadéra stayed in that role until 2013, when the administration was toppled by a rebel coalition, as sectarian violence triggered a civil war.

The Bottom Line

He went from an academic to a statesman after the then-president, François Bozizé, appointed him prime minister in 2008. Touadéra stayed in that role until 2013, when the administration was toppled by a rebel coalition, as sectarian violence triggered a civil war.

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