[2] Prior to the election, a victory for the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) was expected.
[5] According to Mba Obame, the PDG majority confirmed the voters' "commitment to the implementation of the political project" of President Omar Bongo.
[6] The President of the Constitutional Court, Marie Madeleine Mborantsuo, announced final results on 7 May, confirming the PDG's victory, with its numbers largely unchanged from those given by Mba Obame a few days earlier.
Emile Moussavou Moundziegou, a PDG deputy who was accused of destroying a ballot box, was penalized by being barred from office for five years.
[8] Four deputy mayors were also elected: Michel Teale of the PDG, Christian Odou Mba of the Rally of the Gabonese People (RPG), Eloi Ndzondo of the Circle of Liberal Reformers (CLR), and Léandre Zué of the PDG.