Djibouti’s long-serving president, Ismail Guelleh, has secured a sixth term in office after winning 97.8% of the vote in Friday’s presidential election, according to official results released on Saturday, April 11.
Guelleh defeated his sole challenger, Mohamed Farah Samatar, who garnered just 2.2% of the vote, based on figures from the interior ministry.
According to the results seen by APA on Saturday, Guelleh, the Djiboutian president since 1999, polled 97.8% of the vote.
“Re-elected”, the 78-year-old declared in a social media post ahead of the official results, after early results gave him a huge lead.
The 78-year-old leader has ruled the small Africa country for 27 years, maintaining a firm grip on power.
Under his leadership, Djibouti has capitalised on its strategic location to become a key international military and maritime hub, hosting foreign bases from countries including France, the United States, China, Japan and Italy.
Guelleh defeated his sole challenger, Mohamed Farah Samatar, who garnered just 2.2% of the vote, based on figures from the interior ministry.
According to the results seen by APA on Saturday, Guelleh, the Djiboutian president since 1999, polled 97.8% of the vote.
“Re-elected”, the 78-year-old declared in a social media post ahead of the official results, after early results gave him a huge lead.
The 78-year-old leader has ruled the small Africa country for 27 years, maintaining a firm grip on power.
Under his leadership, Djibouti has capitalised on its strategic location to become a key international military and maritime hub, hosting foreign bases from countries including France, the United States, China, Japan and Italy.
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