Equally both President Ali Bongo and his chief rival Jean Ping say there has been massive fraud.

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There’s not going to be a run off in Gabon.

The contestant who polls the greatest number of votes will be declared president.

Ali Bongo says it will be him – extending the five decade family rule of the oil rich little Central-West African state that began with his father’s  42-year tenure.

Jean Ping, formerly the African Union Commission chief, who was Omar Bongo’s foreign minister and has three children with the late president’s daughter, insists he’s won.

Claims of irregularities by both sides have increased insecurity after  an uncharacteristically bitter campaign.

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