[3] The referendum may lead to the return to a civilian regime which the military junta promised after the coup d'état in 2023.

[5] In September 2024, a draft of the proposed new constitution was handed to transitional president Brice Oligui Nguema.

[6] Gabon’s parliamentarians submitted their proposed amendments ahead of a 22 September deadline.

[7] The minister for institutional reform in Gabon, Murielle Minkoue Mintsa, announced that the referendum would take place on 16 November 2024.

[15] The initial insistence that "only people born to a Gabonese father and mother can run in the presidential election" was controversial among those of mixed heritage.

The president may also dissolve the National Assembly once during a term after consultation with the presidents of both chambers and the Constitutional Court, provided it has been at least two years since the start of the term and that no indictment before the High Court of Justice is opened.

[19] On 17 November, Interior Minister Hermann Immongault said that the referendum had passed with over 91% support after an estimated 53% turnout but that the final results would be announced later by the Constitutional Court.

[22] The President of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, congratulated the holding of the referendum and the return to constitutional order in Gabon.