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Djibouti elects both the President and the unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) at the national level.
Djibouti is a one party dominant state with the People's Rally for Progress (RPP) in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but currently have no seats in the legislature.[1] Freedom House considers the recent elections in Djibouti to be "not free".[1]
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Process
President
The President is directly elected for a 6 year term. If an absolute majority is not reached in the first round of voting, a second round can take place.[1]
Until April 19, 2010, the president was elected for two six-year terms, until a change for the constitution was passed. Since then, there are no term limits, but the length of a term was reduced to five years. Candidates may not be older than 75 years old.[2]
Prime Minister
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.[1]
Legislature
The National Assembly is elected from single winner multi-member constituencies for 5 year terms. Voters cast a single vote for a party. The party with the most votes wins every seat in the constituency.[1]
The National Assembly has 65 members, 30 Somali (21 Issa, 3 Gadabuursi, 3 Isaaq and 3 Daarood) and 30 Afar.
Past Results
2008 legislative elections
The opposition Union for a Presidential Majority (UMP) party boycotted the election, leaving all 65 seats to the ruling RPP. Voter turnout figures were disputed.[3]
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2005 Presidential election
On April 8, 2005, Ismail Omar Guelleh was re-elected for a second term as President of Djibouti. He won 100% of the ballots cast, and reportedly told Le Figaro that he regretted "having no opponent". [1]
| Candidates - Nominating parties | Votes | % | ||
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| Ismail Omar Guelleh - People's Rally for Progress | 144,433 | 100.00 | ||
| Total valid votes (turnout 71.7%) | 144,433 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid votes | 4,692 | |||
| Total votes | 149,125 | |||
| Registered voters | 208,098 | |||
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||
2003 Parliamentary election
| Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
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Union for the Presidential Majority (Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle)
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53,293 | 62.7 | 65 |
Union for a Democratic Change (Union pour l’Alternance Démocratique)
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31,660 | 37.3 | 0 |
| Total (turnout 48.4 %) | 84,953 | 100% | 65 |
| Sources: Adam Carr/Djibouti Information Agency website, ElectionGuide | |||
1999 Presidential election
On April 9, 1999, Ismail Omar Guelleh, candidate of the ruling RPP, was elected with 74.1% of the vote. Moussa Ahmed Idriss, an independent backed by opposition parties, won 25.9% of the vote. Turnout was 56.3%.
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