WorldSun, Dec 28, 2025
CAR Votes: Touadera Seeks Third Term Amid Stability Claims and Controversy
The Central African Republic holds elections as President Faustin-Archange Touadera seeks a controversial third term after a constitutional change. Critics accuse him of seeking power for life.
📌Key Points
- •The Central African Republic held multi-level elections on Sunday, with President Faustin-Archange Touadera seeking a controversial third term.
- •Touadera's bid for a third term follows a 2023 constitutional referendum that removed presidential term limits, drawing criticism that he seeks to remain president for life.
- •Approximately 2.3 million voters participated, with preliminary results expected by January 5.
- •Touadera's campaign focused on security and stability, relying heavily on Russian Wagner Group mercenaries and Rwandan soldiers for support.
- •The elections take place amidst an ongoing civil war since 2013, with rebel groups still active despite recent peace deals and international stabilization efforts.
- •Prominent opposition figures, including former prime ministers Anicet-Georges Dologuele and Henri-Marie Dondra, faced attempts at disqualification and restrictions on campaigning.