The Central African Republic has re-elected President Faustin-Archange Touadera, according to provisional results released by the electoral authority on Tuesday.
Touadera, 68, had been widely expected to win a third term and had touted his efforts to steady a nation long plagued by conflict.
Part of the opposition had called for a boycott, condemning the election as a sham and lacking political dialogue.
Touadera won more than 76 per cent of the vote, the National Authority of Elections said.
His main opponent, Anicet-Georges Dologuele, came second with 15 per cent. Henri-Marie Dondra was third with three per cent.