Elections in Equatorial Guinea

Elections in Equatorial Guinea gives information on election and election results in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea
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Equatorial Guinea
Administrative divisions (provinces)

Equatorial Guinea elects on 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.

Latest elections

Presidential elections
Main article: 2016 Equatorial Guinean presidential election

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 MbasogoDemocratic Party of Equatorial Guinea271,17793.53
Avelino Mocache MehengaCentre-Right Union4,5561.57
Buenaventura Monsuy AsumuParty of the Social Democratic Coalition4,4171.53
Benedicto Obian MangueIndependent2,8020.97
Carmelo Mba BakaléPopular Action2,4150.83
Agustín Masoko AbegueIndependent2,4120.83
Tomás Mba MonabangIndependent2,1540.74
Invalid/blank votes11,864–
Total301,797100
Registered voters/turnout325,54892.70
Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea

Parliamentary elections
Main article: 2017 Equatorial Guinean legislative election

Chamber of Deputies
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea92.0099–
Citizens for Innovation5.771New
Together We Can2.230–1
Invalid/blank votes1,480–––
Total273,5021001000
Registered voters/turnout325,555––
Source: GEP

Senate
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea92.0055+1
Citizens for Innovation5.770New
Together We Can2.230–1
Appointed members––150
Invalid/blank votes1,480–––
Total273,502100700
Registered voters/turnout325,555––
Source: GEP

See also

References
  1. "Equatorial Guinea's President Obiang wins re-election". Reuters. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  2. "Obiang sworn in as Equatorial Guinea's president", Xinhua, 21 May 2016.


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