Elections in Equatorial Guinea
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Equatorial Guinea elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a seven-year term by the people. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo was re-elected unopposed on 15 December 2002. The Chamber of People's Representatives (Cámara de Representantes del Pueblo) has 100 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation in multi-member constituencies.
Equatorial Guinea is a dominant-party state. This means that only one political party, the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE), is de facto allowed to hold effective power. Although minor parties are de jure allowed to rule, they are de facto required to accept the leadership of the dominant party.[citation needed]
Latest elections
[edit]Presidential elections
[edit]The government announced on 28 April 2016 that Obiang had won the election by an overwhelming margin, as expected. Provisional results showed him with 93.7% of the vote on a turnout of 92.9%.[1] He was sworn in for another term at a ceremony in Malabo on 20 May 2016.[2]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 271,177 | 93.53 | |
| Avelino Mocache | Centre-Right Union | 4,556 | 1.57 | |
| Buenaventura Monsuy Asumu | Party of the Social Democratic Coalition | 4,417 | 1.52 | |
| Benedicto Obian Mangue | Independent | 2,802 | 0.97 | |
| Carmelo Mba Bakalé | Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea | 2,415 | 0.83 | |
| Agustín Masoko Abegue | Independent | 2,412 | 0.83 | |
| Tomás Mba Monabang | Independent | 2,154 | 0.74 | |
| Total | 289,933 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 289,933 | 96.07 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 11,864 | 3.93 | ||
| Total votes | 301,797 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 325,548 | 92.70 | ||
| Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea | ||||
Parliamentary elections
[edit]Chamber of Deputies
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 99 | 0 | |||
| Citizens for Innovation | 1 | New | |||
| Together We Can | 0 | –1 | |||
| Total | 100 | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 272,022 | 99.46 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,480 | 0.54 | |||
| Total votes | 273,502 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 325,555 | 84.01 | |||
| Source: GEP, GEP | |||||
Senate
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 55 | +1 | |||
| Citizens for Innovation | 0 | New | |||
| Together We Can | 0 | –1 | |||
| Appointed members | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 70 | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 272,022 | 99.46 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,480 | 0.54 | |||
| Total votes | 273,502 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 325,555 | 84.01 | |||
| Source: GEP,GEP | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Equatorial Guinea's President Obiang wins re-election". Reuters. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ "Obiang sworn in as Equatorial Guinea's president", Xinhua, 21 May 2016.
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