Gabon's transitional government has set April 12 for presidential elections, a key step to restoring civilian rule after the coup that ended the Bongo dynasty's long reign.
"Voting will start at 7:00 am and end at 6:00 pm in line with current laws," government spokesman Seraphin Akure Davain said on Tuesday following a cabinet meeting.
The oil-rich central African country, previously under the Bongo family's 55-year rule, adopted a new constitution in a November referendum that established a maximum of two seven-year presidential terms, eliminated the prime minister position, and prohibited dynastic transfers of power. The law does not prohibit military leader Nguema from running for office after the transition to civilian rule.
Previously, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Gabon's current head of state, said it was planned to hold presidential elections on March 22.