Faustin-Archange Touadera has been declared the winner of the presidential elections held in the Central African Republic on December 28, 2025, securing a third term with 77.90 percent of the vote.
Operative Information Center-OMM reports, citing international media, that the Constitutional Council officially confirmed the final results. According to the Council's statement, Touadera will serve a new seven-year term following his decisive victory at the polls.
The Constitutional Council also announced that it had rejected an appeal filed by Touadera's main rival, Anicet-Georges Dologuele, who had alleged widespread irregularities and fraud during the electoral process. Final tallies placed Dologuele in second place with 13.50 percent of the vote, while Henri-Marie Dondra finished third with 2.97 percent. The final figures represent a slight increase from the preliminary data previously released by the National Election Authority (ANE), which had initially placed Touadera's support at 76.15 percent.
Faustin-Archange Touadera first assumed the presidency in 2016 and was re-elected in 2020 after winning 53.16 percent of the vote in the first round. His path to a third term was cleared following a constitutional referendum in 2023, which removed term limits and extended the presidential mandate from five to seven years. The Central African Republic remains a key nation in the region, and this election is seen as a significant milestone in the country's ongoing efforts toward political stabilization and governance reform.
