At stake in this election:

• The office of the President of the Central African Republic

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Faustin-Archange TOUADÉRA (since 30 March 2016)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Firmin NGRÉBADA (since 25 February 2019)
• Central African Republic has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 105 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.*

*If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round will be held on 14 February 2021.

Main Candidates in this Election:*

• Candidate: Faustin-Archange TOUADÉRA
  • Party: Mouvement Coeur Unis (MCU)
• Candidate: Anicet-Georges DOLOGUÉLÉ
  • Party: Union for Central African Renewal (URCA)
• Candidate: Martin ZIGUÉLÉ
  • Party: Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC)
• Candidate: Sylvain PATASSÉ
  • Party: Independent
• Candidate: Mahamat KAMOUN
  • Party: Independent
• Candidate: Augustin AGOU
  • Party: Independent
• Candidate: Crépin Mboli GOUMBA
  • Party: Independent
• Candidate: Serge DJORIE
  • Party: Independent
• Candidate: Eloi ANGUIMATÉ
  • Party: Independent
• Candidate: Alexandre-Ferdinand NGUENDET
  • Party: Independent
• Candidate: Abdoul Karim MECKASSOUA
  • Party: Independent
• Candidate: Catherine SAMBA-PANZA
  • Party: Independent
• Candidate: Cyriaque GONDA
  • Party: Independent
• Candidate: Nicolas TIANGAYE
  • Party: Independent
• Candidate: Kolingba DÉSIRÉ
  • Party: Independent
• Candidate: Reboas ARISTIDE
  • Party: Independent
• Candidate: Serge BOKASSA
  • Party: Independent

*A total of 17 candidates are running in the election.[1]