Overview
- According to the national electoral authority, the incumbent won roughly 74–76 percent in the December 28 vote, with the runner‑up near 14–15 percent.
- A major opposition coalition boycotted the election, and candidates Anicet‑Georges Dologuélé and Henri‑Marie Dondra alleged systematic fraud and rejected the tally.
- Touadéra’s bid for a third term followed a 2023 constitutional change that removed presidential term limits.
- Russia‑linked mercenaries have reinforced Touadéra’s rule by guarding diamond, gold, lithium and uranium sites, reportedly in exchange for resource access.
- Despite rich mineral deposits, the country remains extremely poor and unstable, with parts of its territory outside government control and hundreds of thousands displaced by violence.