Central African Republic’s Touadera Wins Third Presidential Term

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has won a third term in office, securing an outright majority in the presidential election held on December 28, according to provisional results. 
   
Touadera, a 68-year-old mathematician who took power a decade ago, was seeking a third term ⁠after a constitutional referendum in 2023 scrapped the presidential term limit. 
  
He campaigned on his security record in the chronically unstable nation after enlisting help from Russian mercenaries and Rwandan soldiers. He also signed peace ‍deals with several rebel groups this year. 
  
The ⁠main opposition coalition, known by its French acronym BRDC, boycotted the election, saying it would not be fair. 
  
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