Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Ali BONGO Ondimba
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Julien Nkoghe BEKALE
• Assembly: Gabon has a bicameral Parliament (Parlement) consisting of the Senate (Sénat) with 102 seats and the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 120 seats.

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 Senate (Sénat) 102 members are elected by members of municipal councils and departmental assemblies to serve 5-year terms. One member is elected by the regional assembly from each constituency. In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale), 120 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.