The President of the
Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera, has announced he will be contesting for a third term in office, a move made possible after he removed the country’s Presidential term limit.
On Saturday, July 26, 2025, Mr. Faustin-Archange Touadera confirmed his bid after his nomination as presidential candidate by his United Hearts Movement party.
Touadera’s current term was meant to be his last, but a 2023 constitutional referendum saw the two-term limit abolished.
It also extended the presidential mandate from five to seven years.
He won a second term in 2020, though rebel groups, including the Coalition of Patriots for Change, fought to overturn that result.
Since taking office in 2016, the 68-year-old has enlisted outside forces to stay in power – including mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group – amid a persistent conflict.
Since independence from France in 1960, the resource-rich country has witnessed waves of instability, including coups and rebellions.
No date has been set for December’s presidential, legislative, and local elections.
Source:Africa Publicity
