Gabonese legislative election, 2018

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Legislative elections were held in Gabon in 2018 along with municipal elections; the first round was held on 6 October and the second round will take place on 27 October.

Background

Parliamentary elections are normally held every five years, and the previous elections were held in December 2011. The elections were set for 27 December 2016, before being postponed until 29 July 2017 and then April 2018 to enable political dialogue and allegedly due to a shortage of funds.[1] However, the elections were not held on 28 April 2018, without the government announcing a report or asking the Constitutional Council for another delay. This meant that the term of the National Assembly had legally expired.[2] As a result, the Constitutional Court dissolved the National Assembly and temporarily reassigned its powers to the Senate (which was still legally constituted), and dismissed Prime Minister Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet.[3]

Electoral system

The 143 members of the National Assembly are elected from single-member constituencies using the two-round system.[4]

Results

The first round had a 58.63% turnout, but only 28.5% in the Estuaire province, where nearly half of the population lives.[5]

The ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) won 74 seats and two minor parties in alliance with PDG won a seat each (RV and UDIS). The Democrats (LD) won three seat, while the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Union for the New Republic (UPNR) got one each. Two Independents also won a seat.[6]

The first round was postponed in the Elellem constituency in Woleu department in Woleu-Ntem Province due to "organizational reasons".[5]

59 constituencies will have a run-off as no candidate secured a majority in the first round and this number could rise to 60 if no candidate gets a majority in Elellem.

References

  1. ↑ Gabon postpones legislative elections citing lack of money Reuters, 3 December 2016
  2. ↑ Gabon: un report de plus pour les législatives Jeune Afrique, 18 July 2017 (in French)
  3. ↑ Gabon court orders prime minister to resign, parliament dissolved Reuters, 1 May 2018
  4. ↑ Communiqué final du conseil des ministres du 26 janvier 2018 (Tout le texte + découpage électoral) Gabonactu, 26 January 2018
  5. 1 2 https://www.jeuneafrique.com/645336/politique/legislatives-au-gabon-majorite-absolue-pour-le-pouvoir-des-le-premier-tour/
  6. ↑ Legislative Elections 2018 - 1st round
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