Africa: Despite Massive Discontent, Gabonese Want Democracy and Reject Military Rule, Survey Shows (Afrobarometer)

10 January 2019

Libreville, Gabon — Despite massive public dissatisfaction with the status quo, Gabonese citizens strongly support democracy and reject military and one-man rule, Afrobarometer's most recent national survey shows.

Large majorities of the population disapprove of the country's overall direction, the quality of their most recent election, President Ali Bongo's performance, and the way their democracy is working - an overwhelming level of public discontent that may have emboldened military officers who this week attempted a coup.

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