The court gave the Gabonese head of the Senate of presidential powers.

Constitutional Court of Gabon appointed head of the Senate Rogombe Francine (Francine Rogombe) performing the duties of the president, reports AFP. It happened the next day after it was officially announced the death of head of state, Omar Bongo Ondimba (Omar Bongo Ondimba).
"We want to make friends Gabon knew that the country is OK, despite the absence of the Head of State", - said the representative of the Government.
73-year-old president died of a heart attack at a clinic in Barcelona. Omar Bongo, the longest time of the African Heads of State in power - he led Gabon since 1967. The body of the policy should be to bring home on Thursday, 11 iyunya.Soglasno Gabonese constitution, Francine Rogombe, Acting President, to hold elections within 45 days. Now the Democratic Party of Gabon, Omar Bongo, which was to decide whom to nominate for president. Among the most likely bidders - 50-year-old son of the late chapters gosudarstva.Posle death Bongo of Gabon has been blocked access to the Internet and television to become exclusively religious music. The mayor of Libreville, the capital, ordered the closing bars and nightclubs, the police patrolled the streets of the city.