ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – The president of Equatorial Guinea is expected to dominate the country's election Sunday, securing a new seven-year term that could take his reign past the four-decade mark.
The 73-year-old Teodoro Obiang seized power after a military coup in 1979 and is already Africa's longest-serving leader and the world's longest-serving non-royal head of state.
Rights groups and critics accuse him of overseeing a deeply corrupt government that represses and tortures opponents.
There appear to be six opponents competing against Obiang although several are political unknowns.
Tutu Alicante, a leading government critic, says they could be pawns used by the government to create the illusion of a contest.
There is widespread speculation Obiang wants his son Teodorin to succeed him.
The government has promised a "successful" vote with "maximum transparency."
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