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.
As many as 2.3 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.
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 by the constitutional court after initially being banned. 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.
