2025 African Union Commission Chairperson election

2025 AUC Chairperson election
15 February 2025
49 eligible votes of the AU member states
33 votes needed to win
 
Candidate Mahamoud Ali Youssouf Raila Odinga
Country Djibouti Kenya
Votes (6th round) 26 22
Votes (7th round) 33 –
Commission Chair before election

Moussa Faki

 Elected Commission Chair

Mahamoud Ali Youssouf

An African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson election was held in February 2025 to choose the fifth Commission Chair to succeed Chairperson Moussa Faki. On 15 February 2025, Djibouti's Mahamoud Ali Youssouf was elected with 33 votes in the seventh round of voting. He was inaugurated on 13 March.


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