Elections in Equatorial Guinea

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

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 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

Main article: 2017 Equatorial Guinean legislative election

Chamber of Deputies

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

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

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

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.

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• African Elections Database
• IFES Election Guide