Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has won a third term in office after securing an outright majority in last month's presidential election, provisional results show.
The 68-year-old mathematics professor was widely expected to win after the main opposition coalition boycotted the election, citing concerns about electoral fairness.
Touadéra campaigned on his security record in the chronically unstable nation after rebels seized power in 2013, a crisis that led the government to enlist support from Russian mercenaries and Rwandan soldiers.
He has faced heavy criticism after a 2023 constitution removed term limits, allowing him to keep running for office.
More than 2.4 million people registered for the 28 December general election, which observers described as largely peaceful despite delays caused by late polling materials and problems with the electoral register.
