There was heavy security in Gabon’s capital Libreville on Saturday to deter potential unrest after a court ruling upholding the election victory of President Ali Bongo in August.<br /><br /> The Constitutional Court reviewed the vote and cancelled some results following allegations of fraud, but said the overall result stood.<br /><br /> After the decision the president made a plea for political dialogue to bring together his allies and opponents for the good of the country.<br /><br /> Opposition leader Jean Ping spent Saturday in meetings with advisors, declining to comment.<br /><br /> Challenging the election result, he had alleged the vote was rigged, saying he should have won.<br /><br /> His supporters condemned the court’s decision.<br /><br /> “We have given to the Gabonese people a masquerade election. It’s a huge and total disappointment. You can see for yourself that the whole city is calm, and it’s very dangerous,” said opposition supporter Clay Martial, one of Ping’s advisers. <br /><br /> At least a dozen people died in violent protests earlier this month after the election result was announced. The EU questioned its integrity; its monitors found anomalies in one province.<br /><br /> African Union observers were blocked from monitoring the court’s review.<br /><br /> Gabon opposition facing arrests amid calm in major citieshttps://t.co/6pDTHzEdaS— africanews (@africanews) September 24, 2016<br />
