[3] Violence broke out in at least nine of Libreville's neighborhoods when official results were announced on 31 August 2016, showing a narrow victory for President Bongo,[2] and protesters set the national parliament building ablaze.
Dismissing calls to publish the results for each polling station, the government said that could only be done if the opposition followed the legal process and appealed to the Constitutional Court.
[7] By 2 September, life in Libreville appeared to be beginning to return to normal, although there was a heavy presence of security forces maintaining order.
Also on 5 September, Séraphin Moundounga, the Second Deputy Prime Minister for Justice, resigned to protest the government's unwillingness to conduct a recount, which he argued was leading to violence.
While about 50 political parties and 1,200 organizations were expected to attend the dialogue, Jean Ping and his supporters, gathered together in the Coalition for the New Republic, refused to participate.