He has ruled since 1979 and has no intention of stepping down: The world's longest-serving president re-elected

The President of Equatorial Guinea/ Photo mia.mk

The President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has been re-elected to office with 95 percent of the vote in elections held on November 20. His son and the country's vice president, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mange, announced it on Twitter.

For now, Western media cannot confirm whether that claim is reliable. A victory would give 80-year-old Obiang a sixth term in office and cement his place as the world's longest-serving head of state - 43 years in power.

"The final results proved us right again. We continue to prove that we are a great political party", the vice president wrote on Twitter.

The West African country of about 1,5 million people has had only two presidents since gaining independence from Spain in 1968. Obiang overthrew his uncle Francisco Macias Nguema in a coup in 1979

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