General elections are due to be held in the Central African Republic on 28 December 2025. Incumbent president Faustin-Archange Touadéra is eligible for reelection after presidential term limits were removed by a referendum in 2023, and is seeking his third term in office.

President Faustin-Archange Touadéra was initially limited to two terms before being constitutionally ineligible to run again. However, he put forward revisions to the constitution and a referendum in 2023 to remove term limits and extend presidential terms from 5 to 7 years. Danièle Darlan, head of the Constitutional Court, ruled that the proposed referendum was illegal, but she was replaced by Touadéra. Opposition parties boycotted the referendum and it was approved with 95% of the vote. The Wagner Group provided security and logistical support for the conduct of referendum.

Opposition leaders, such as Dominique Yandocka, were imprisoned despite their immunity as members of parliament and opposition parties have been banned from holding rallies.

570,000 voters were registered by MINUSCA. By February 2025, 98% of the voter registration centres in CAR were open, although 58 were still closed due to violence, and voter list revisions were done in 11 of 20 prefectures.

Sources and further reading:

Central African Republic sets 28 December 2025 for pivotal general elections, Africa News 08/08/2025

https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/central-african-republic-sets-28-december-2025-for-pivotal-general-elections/

The Central African Republic should continue working with MINUSCA to ensure free, fair and safe elections: UK statement at the UN Security Council, GOV.UK 28/10/2025

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-central-african-republic-should-continue-working-with-minusca-to-ensure-free-fair-and-safe-elections-uk-statement-at-the-un-security-council