Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Faure GNASSINGBÉ (since 4 May 2005)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Victoire Tomegah DOGBÉ (since 28 September 2020)
• Assembly: unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) with 91 seats

Description of electoral system:

• The President is directly elected by plurality vote to serve unlimited 5-year terms.
• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
• In the National Assembly, 91 members are directly elected by closed-list proportional representation vote from multi-seat constituencies. All members serve 5-year terms.