Chamber of Deputies (Equatorial Guinea)
The Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: Cámara de los Diputados, French: Chambre des députés) is the lower house of the Parliament of Equatorial Guinea.
Chamber of Deputies Cámara de los Diputados Chambre des députés | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Leadership | |
President | Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu since 12 July 2013 |
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| Seats | 100 members |
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Political groups | Government (99)
Opposition (1)
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| Party-list proportional representation | |
Last election | 2017 |
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| Malabo | |
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Although vested with considerable powers under the country's constitution, the Chamber has been dominated by the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea since its establishment, and there is virtually no opposition to executive decisions. Indeed, there have never been more than eight opposition legislators in the body.
Prior to 2013, the Chamber was a unicameral legislature and was named the Chamber of People's Representatives.
Electoral system
The 100 members of the Chamber are elected by closed-list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies.[1] Members serve five-year terms.
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies
| Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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| Enrique Gori Molubela | 1964 | June 1965 | Of General Assembly |
| Federico Ngomo | June 1965 | 1968 | Of General Assembly |
| Pastor Torao Sikara | 16 October 1968 | 5 March 1969 | Of National Assembly[2] |
| ? | 1969 | August 1979 | Of National Assembly |
| Legislature dissolved | August 1979 | 1983 | |
| ? | 1983 | November 1993 | |
| Felipe Ondo Obiang | 21 November 1993 | November 1994 | [3][4] |
| ? | November 1994 | 1999 | |
| Salomón Nguema Owono | 1999 | 18 June 2008 | |
| Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan | 18 June 2008 | 12 July 2013 | [5] |
| Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu | 12 July 2013 | Incumbent | [6] |
Last elections
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 99 | 0 | ||
| Convergence for Social Democracy | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 100 | 0 | ||
| Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea | ||||
See also
- List of legislatures by country
- Legislative branch
References
- Electoral System IPU
- http://www.bioko.net/guineaespanola/1968/19681011_01.pdf
- https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/3ae6a9b50.pdf
- Boneke, Juan Balboa; Esono, Fermín Nguema (1 January 1998). "La transición de Guinea Ecuatorial: historia de un fracaso". Labrys 54 Ediciones – via Google Books.
- "IPU PARLINE database: EQUATORIAL GUINEA (Cámara de los Representantes del Pueblo) ELECTIONS IN 2008". archive.ipu.org.
- "IPU PARLINE database: EQUATORIAL GUINEA (Cámara de los Diputados), General information". archive.ipu.org.
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