Biometric Voter Register in Gabon 2013

Biometric voters' list to be used during Gabon's 2013 local elections (Xinhua)

The vice-chairman of Gemalto company which won the contract to prepare biometric voters' register, on Wednesday reaffirmed before the government and the Constitutional Court that biometric poll lists will be used during Gabon's 2013 local elections, an official source has said.

The official statement indicated that the company's vice- chairman Youzec Kurp had assured the government and the Constitutional Court that all measures had been taken to ensure the biometric voters' list will be ready on time.

The next presidential elections in Gabon are scheduled for 2016.