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At stake in this election:

  • 109 seats in the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Ange PATASSE
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Michel GBEZERA-BRIA
  • Assembly: Central African Republic has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) with 109 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 6-year term.
  • In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) 109 members are elected by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the Second Round of the electoral race:

  • Party: Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC)
    Leader: Ange-Félix PATASSÉ
    Seats won in this election: 47
    Seats won in last election: 33
  • Party: Central African Democratic Rally (RDC)
    Leader: André-Dieudonné KOLINGBA
    Seats won in this election: 20
    Seats won in last election: 14
  • Party: Movement for Democracy and Development (MDD)
    Leader: David DACKO
    Seats won in this election: 8
    Seats won in last election: 6
  • Party: Patriotic Front for Progress (FPP)
    Leader: Abel Goumba Guende
    Seats won in this election: 7
    Seats won in last election: 7

Main parties in the First Round of the electoral race:

  • Party: Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC)
    Leader: Ange-Félix PATASSÉ
    Seats won in this election: 47
    Seats won in last election: 33
  • Party: Central African Democratic Rally (RDC)
    Leader: André-Dieudonné KOLINGBA
    Seats won in this election: 20
    Seats won in last election: 14
  • Party: Movement for Democracy and Development (MDD)
    Leader: David DACKO
    Seats won in this election: 8
    Seats won in last election: 6
  • Party: Patriotic Front for Progress (FPP)
    Leader: Abel Goumba Guende
    Seats won in this election: 7
    Seats won in last election: 7

Last Parliamentary election:

  • Parliamentary elections were last held on August 22 and September 19, 1993.
    85 seats were decided on in the last election.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 3,375,771 (July 1998 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 1,500,000 ( approx.)

Last Updated on 02/03/2006

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