Elections in Gabon
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Gabon 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. The Parliament (Parlement) has two chambers. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 120 members, 111 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies and 9 members appointed by a head of state - the president. The Senate (Sénat) has 91 members, elected for a six-year term in single-seat constituencies by local and departmental councillors. Gabon is a one party dominant state with the Gabonese Democratic Party in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
Latest elections
Presidential elections
Main article: Gabonese presidential election, 2005
| Candidates - Nominating parties | % |
|---|---|
| Omar Bongo Ondimba - Gabonese Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Gabonais) | 79.18 |
| Pierre Mamboundou - Union of the Gabonese People (Union du Peuple Gabonais) | 13.61 |
| Zacharie Myboto - Independent | 6.58 |
| Augustin Moussavou King - Gabonese Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste Gabonais) | 0.33 |
| Christian Maronga - Rally of Democrats (Rassemblement des Démocrates) | 0.30 |
| Source: African Elections Database | |
Parliamentary elections
Main article: Gabonese legislative election, 2006
| Parties | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government | Gabonese Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Gabonais) | 82 | –6 |
| National Woodcutters' Rally – Rally for Gabon (Rassemblement National des Bûcherons - Rassemblement pour le Gabon) | 8 | +/– 0 | |
| Democratic and Republican Alliance (Alliance Démocratique et Républicaine) | 3 | +/– 0 | |
| Circle of Reformist Liberals (Cercle des Libéraux Réformateurs) | 2 | +/– 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party (Parti Social-Démocrate) | 2 | +1 | |
| Rally of Republican Democrats (RDR) | 1 | +1 | |
| African Development Movement (Mouvement Africain de Développement) | 1 | +/– 0 | |
| Union of the Gabonese People (Union du Peuple Gabonais) | 8 | +8 | |
| Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development (UGDD) | 4 | +4 | |
| Gabonese Progress Party (Parti gabonais du progrès) | 2 | –1 | |
| Congress for Democracy and Justice | 1 | +1 | |
| National Woodcutters' Rally – Democratic (RNB) | 1 | +/– 0 | |
| African Forum for Reconstruction (FAR) | 1 | +1 | |
| Independents | 4 | –8 | |
| Total | 120 | ||
Past elections
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See also
- Electoral calendar
- Electoral system
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