Djibouti president wins election with 97.8% of vote, state media says - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisgFBVV95cUxPa0dkTF8zODZ2bzRucTg2Uk1sOTlWV1FCTE9ON1ljczZZa1hySmZtU0RQanVQcHEyZ3FZRlJsS0F6ZElHOVdPU1pQcVhnN0wwUUNuWUJoeVRjRjZrY2Y2cDlpNE1QanVfb1p1WTh6QUp0dU0xVFRwNXpIQkktYm1ia2FHMkJPT0RiLW85VllUYndTeVR5NkptQjUxcnBTVTJORjNsVVBUMm9nN3NJX3hkUXlR?oc=5" target="_blank">Djibouti president wins election with 97.8% of vote, state media says</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>

Djibouti's President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh secured a sixth term with 97.81% of the vote in the recent election held on Friday. At 78 years old, Guelleh has ruled the country since 1999, following a legal change that removed presidential age limits, allowing him to run again. He faced minimal opposition, with only one challenger, Mohamed Farah Samatar, a former ruling party member. Despite concerns about the democratic process, officials reported that the vote was peaceful, and celebrations took place at the presidential palace. Djibouti remains strategically significant due to its location along a key maritime route and hosts military bases for several countries, including the U.S., China, France, and Japan. Its economy is heavily supported by revenues from these bases and port services for neighboring Ethiopia.

Djibouti's longtime President Ismail Omar Guelleh has claimed a landslide victory in the country’s latest elections, ushering in his sixth consecutive term in the Horn of Africa country. Guelleh secured 97.81 percent of the votes cast on Friday, according to official results published by Djibouti’s state-run news agency.

Djibouti's President Ismael Omar Guelleh has won re-election with 97.8% of the vote, state-owned Radio Television Djibouti said on Saturday, handing him a sixth term that extends his 27-year rule over the small but strategically located East African country. Guelleh posted an image of himself with the French word 'RÉÉLU' on X, which translates to 're-elected'.

Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Saturday claimed a landslide victory in an election that secured his sixth straight term at the helm of the strategically placed Horn of Africa nation, home to a Japanese military base. Guelleh won Friday's presidential election with 97.8% of the vote, according to official results. He beat his sole opponent Mohamed Farah Samatar, little known by the general public, who secured just 2.2% of the vote, according to interior ministry figures.

Djibouti's President Ismael Omar Guelleh has won re-election with 97.8% of the vote, state-owned Radio Television Djibouti said on Saturday, handing him a sixth term that extends his 27-year rule over the small but strategically located East African country. Guelleh posted an image of himself with the French word 'RÉÉLU' on X, which translates to 're-elected'.

Djibouti's President Ismael Omar Guelleh has won re-election with 97.8% of the vote, extending his 27-year rule over the strategically located East African country.

Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has been reelected for a sixth term, winning 97.81% of the vote in Friday’s election.

Djibouti's veteran leader Ismail Omar Guelleh won the country's presidential election with 97.8 percent of the vote, according to official results on Saturday.