President Touadera wins second presidential term

BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC » Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera haswon a second term in office, according to provisional results announced by the electoral commission. Touadera was reelected in the first round of the Dec. 27 presidential vote with 53.9% of the votes, the National Election Authority said. In second place was Anicet-Georges Dologuele with 21.1% of the vote, and Martin Ziguele came in third with 7.4%, according to the results announced. The vote, and its aftermath, have been marked by violence and the formation of a rebel coalition, amid calls from the opposition to delay the vote. International observers noted the vote in the capital went well, but violence prevented many from going to vote in other parts of the country.