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Equatorial Guinea
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Republic of Equatorial Guinea
  • Region: Africa

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO *
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Vicente EHATE TOMI
  • Assembly: Equatorial Guinea has a unicameral House of People's Representatives (Camara de Representantes del Pueblo) with 80 seats.

* OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO became president after seizing power in a military coup. He was last reelected in 2002.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 7-year term.
  • The Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
  • In the House of People's Representatives (Camara de Representantes del Pueblo) 100 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.***

*** Seats are allocated in multiple member constituencies.

Population:

  • Population: 650,702 (July 2010 est.)

Future elections

Past elections

  • Presidential - November 29, 2009
  • Parliamentary - May 4, 2008
  • Parliamentary - April 24, 2004
  • Presidential - December 15, 2002
  • Legislative - March 7, 1999

Last Updated on 01/10/2013

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