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Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Region: Africa

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Francois BOZIZE *
Head of Government: Prime Minister Faustin-Archange TOUADERA
Assembly: Central African Republic has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) with 105 seats.

* The president can be elected for a maximum of 2 terms. Francois Bozize became president after a military coup deposed Ange-Felix Patasse on March 13, 2003.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 6-year term.
The Prime Minister is elected by parliament.
In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) 105 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.***

*** If no candidate receives an absolute majority in the first round, a second round is held between the top two candidates.