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The RCMP and Ottawa police were called in to deal with a demonstration at the Gabon Embassy at 4 Range Rd. Saturday evening.
The demonstration began at about 6:15 when a group of about 40 began trying to gain access to the embassy, but the situation remained peaceful, police said.
Demonstrators were moved to a location across the street from the embassy and no arrests were made.
Voting closed Saturday in the Gabon presidential election but results are not expected until early next week.
Ali Bongo Ondimba took power in 2009 following the death of his father, Omar Bongo, who had ruled the oil-producing country of about 1.5 million people for more than 40 years. In his campaign, Bongo has touted his efforts to diversify Gabon’s economy and accused the opposition of inciting violence.
The most formidable challenge among nine opponents comes from Jean Ping, a former chair of the African Union Commission who managed to get several other aspirants to rally around his candidacy.
Ping said there had been a “total rejection” of Bongo.
The tense campaign has featured efforts to get Bongo’s candidacy annulled based on claims he was born in Nigeria and therefore is ineligible to be president — claims Bongo has dismissed as unfounded.
Bongo’s victory in 2009 sparked looting and clashes between protesters and security forces. The office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday issued a statement calling on candidates to avoid “any acts of incitement or the use of inflammatory statements.”
— With files from the Associated Press
Gabonese presidential candidate Jean Ping casts his ballot.
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba casts his vote at a polling station.
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The demonstration began at about 6:15 when a group of about 40 began trying to gain access to the embassy, but the situation remained peaceful, police said.
Demonstrators were moved to a location across the street from the embassy and no arrests were made.
Voting closed Saturday in the Gabon presidential election but results are not expected until early next week.
Ali Bongo Ondimba took power in 2009 following the death of his father, Omar Bongo, who had ruled the oil-producing country of about 1.5 million people for more than 40 years. In his campaign, Bongo has touted his efforts to diversify Gabon’s economy and accused the opposition of inciting violence.
The most formidable challenge among nine opponents comes from Jean Ping, a former chair of the African Union Commission who managed to get several other aspirants to rally around his candidacy.
Ping said there had been a “total rejection” of Bongo.
The tense campaign has featured efforts to get Bongo’s candidacy annulled based on claims he was born in Nigeria and therefore is ineligible to be president — claims Bongo has dismissed as unfounded.
Bongo’s victory in 2009 sparked looting and clashes between protesters and security forces. The office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday issued a statement calling on candidates to avoid “any acts of incitement or the use of inflammatory statements.”
— With files from the Associated Press
Gabonese presidential candidate Jean Ping casts his ballot.
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba casts his vote at a polling station.
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