1993 Gabonese presidential election
# 1993 Gabonese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 5 December 1993, the first time more than one candidate had contested a presidential election in the country. Incumbent President Omar Bongo, in power since 1967, sought a five-year term against twelve other candidates. According to official results Bongo won in the first round with 51.2% of the vote. However, the main opposition leader, Paul Mba Abessole, alleged fraud, claimed victory, and threatened to form a rival government. Riots in 1994 practically brought the country to a standstill until Bongo agreed to attend a peace conference with opposition groups in September 1994, in which a coalition government was formed until the 1996 parliamentary election, which Bongo's Gabonese Democratic Party won by a landslide.

## Campaign

Bongo was supported by the "New Alliance", a coalition that included the Association for Socialism in Gabon, the Circle of Liberal Reformers, the Gabonese Socialist Union and the People's Unity Party.

## Results

Based on exit polling at the time of the election, the news organization Reuters placed Bongo's share of the vote at about 37%. Voter turnout was 88.1%.

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Omar Bongo | Gabonese Democratic Party | 213,793 | 51.18 |
| | Paul Mba Abessole | National Woodcutters Rally | 110,747 | 26.51 |
| | Pierre Louis Agondjo Okawe | Gabonese Progress Party | 19,961 | 4.78 |
| | Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou | Social Democratic Party | 15,220 | 3.64 |
| | Jules-Aristide Bourdes-Ogouliguende | Independent | 14,113 | 3.38 |
| | Alexandre Sambat | Independent | 10,819 | 2.59 |
| | Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge | Democratic and Republican Alliance | 9,203 | 2.20 |
| | Léon Mbou Yembi | African Forum for Reconstruction | 7,625 | 1.83 |
| | Jean-Pierre Lemboumba-Lepandou | Independent Centre Party | 5,768 | 1.38 |
| | Marc Saturnin Nan Nguéma | Independent | 3,579 | 0.86 |
| | Simon Oyono Aba | MORENA–Original | 3,466 | 0.83 |
| | Adrien Nguemah-Ondo | MORENA–Unionist | 1,842 | 0.44 |
| | Léon Mébiame | | 1,583 | 0.38 |
| Total | Total | Total | 417,719 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 417,719 | 97.92 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 8,875 | 2.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 426,594 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 484,319 | 88.08 |
| Source: African Elections Database |||||
