IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Equatorial Guinea

Republic of Equatorial Guinea

Name	Official Name	Type
Equatorial Guinean Senate	Senado	Upper House
Equatorial Guinean Presidency	None	Head of State & Government
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies	Camara de Representantes del Pueblo	Lower House

Chief of State: President Teodoro Obiang NGUEMA MBASOGO *
Head of Government: Prime Minister Francisco Pascual Eyegue OBAMA Asue
Assembly: Equatorial Guinea has a bicameral National Assembly (Asemblea Nacional) consisting of the Senate (Senado) with 70 seats and the House of People's Representatives (Camara de Representantes del Pueblo) with 100 seats.

* OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo became president after seizing power in a military coup in 1979.

The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 7-year term.
Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
In the Senate (Senado), 55 members are elected by plurality vote to serve 5-year terms and 15 members are appointed by the President to serve 5-year terms*. 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.

* The May 26, 2013 election established the Senate. Previously, Equatorial Guinea had a unicameral system.

2022-11-20
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies
Votes 420,531
Registered 427,671
Turnout 98.33

2022-11-20
Equatorial Guinean Senate
Votes 420,531
Registered 427,671
Turnout 98.33

2022-11-20
Equatorial Guinean Presidency
Votes 420,531
Registered 427,671
Turnout 98.33

2017-11-12
Equatorial Guinean Senate
Votes 273,502
Registered 325,555
Turnout 84.01

2017-11-12
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies
Votes 273,502
Registered 325,555
Turnout 84.01

2016-04-24
Equatorial Guinean Presidency
Votes 309,158
Registered 332,576
Turnout 92.96

2013-05-26
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies
Votes -
Registered 292,585
Turnout -

2013-05-26
Equatorial Guinean Senate
Votes -
Registered 292,585
Turnout -

2009-11-29
Equatorial Guinean Presidency
Votes 273,127
Registered 292,585
Turnout 93.35

2004-04-25
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies
Votes 203,042
Registered 210,514
Turnout 96.45

2002-12-15
Equatorial Guinean Presidency
Votes 203,042
Registered 215,447
Turnout 94.24

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies	2022-11-20	420,531	427,671	98.33
Equatorial Guinean Senate	2022-11-20	420,531	427,671	98.33
Equatorial Guinean Presidency	2022-11-20	420,531	427,671	98.33
Equatorial Guinean Senate	2017-11-12	273,502	325,555	84.01
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies	2017-11-12	273,502	325,555	84.01
Equatorial Guinean Presidency	2016-04-24	309,158	332,576	92.96
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies	2013-05-26	-	292,585	-
Equatorial Guinean Senate	2013-05-26	-	292,585	-
Equatorial Guinean Presidency	2009-11-29	273,127	292,585	93.35
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies	2004-04-25	203,042	210,514	96.45
Equatorial Guinean Presidency	2002-12-15	203,042	215,447	94.24

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