CAR opposition leader relinquishes French passport to run in presidential race
Published: 1/Sep/2025
Source: RFI
Former Central African Republic prime minister Anicet-Georges Dologuele announced on Monday that he has given up his French citizenship in order to run against long-time President Faustin Touadera in the December elections.
Dologuele is set to once again challenge Touadera for leadership of the Russia-friendly country, among the world’s poorest nations and plagued by instability for decades.
The economist by training came second to the president in the 2020 ballot, which was marred by unrest and accusations of voter fraud.
Touadera’s critics accuse him of wishing to become the CAR’s president for life, especially after a change of constitution in 2023 allowed him to seek a third term and barred candidates holding multiple citizenships from running against him.
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