Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) credibility, (b) freedom and (c) fairness of the election held in Equatorial Guinea on 20 November 2022.

We are aware that international election observers, civil society groups and opposition leaders have questioned the credibility of the recent elections in Equatorial Guinea (EG) and have cited widespread instances of fraud and intimidation. One of the defeated candidates who ran for the presidency has declared the results of the elections 'fraudulent' and plans to launch a legal challenge. We will continue to monitor developments in EG via the British High Commission in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and work closely with our international partners who are resident in EG to advocate for the promotion of transparent and representative elections in EG.