Paris – France has called on the Gabonese government to release details of local vote tallies after the opposition said President Ali Bongo’s election victory was rigged.
Jean-Marc Ayrault, French Foreign Minister, said on Thursday in Paris that the election results must be clear and transparent, adding that they should be published bureau by bureau.
According to the results announced region by region by Interior Minister Pacome Boubeya, Bongo won 49.80 per cent of votes cast.
He said that Bongo’s main rival and opposition candidate Jean Ping won 48.23 per cent of the votes. (Reuters/NAN)
