There were doubts as to whether Teodoro Obiang would stand for election again. But it is already certain that the current president of Equatorial Guinea will concur as the candidate of the ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) in the presidential elections on November 20. This was announced this Friday by his son and vice president of the country, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue.
"Due to his charisma, leadership and political experience, the Executive Board of the PDGE has unanimously chosen Militant Brother Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo as the candidate who will represent the party in the presidential elections on November 20," he revealed through the network. social Twitter the vice president and head of National Security, who is known as "Teodorín".
Obiang has ruled the country with an iron fist since 1979, when he ousted his uncle Francisco Macías in a coup, and is the world's longest-serving president.
His candidacy for the next elections was uncertain due to speculations that point to an imminent transfer of power to his son and vice president. Some doubts that were increased by the advancement of the voting, which in principle should be held in the first quarter of 2023.
