CAR president wins another term amid violent election
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra will be in power for another five years
05 January 2021 - 14:04
Bangui — Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has won five more years in power by securing more than 53% of votes in an election that was marred by violence, according to provisional results announced on Monday.
The electoral commission declared Touadéra the winner of the December 27 election, saying he had secured enough votes in the first round to make a second round runoff unnecessary in the gold- and diamond-producing country...
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