Democracy Ratings
Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 7 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Not Free |
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EIU Democracy Index 2017 |
Score: 1.81 out of 10 (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: 161 |
Polity IV 2016 |
Score: -6 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: Closed Anocracy |
Political System
System of Government | Presidential system |
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Presidential Electoral System | First past the post |
Last Presidential Election | 2016 |
Next Presidential Election | 2023 |
Presidential Term Limits | Two, seven-year terms. |
System of Appointment to Legislature |
Lower: multi-member constituencies elected through proportional representation. Upper: 55 senators are elected and 15 are appointed by the President. |
Last Legislative Election |
2017 |
Next Legislative Election |
2022 |
Number of Seats in Legislature | Lower: 100Upper: 70 |
Female quota, representation in lower house | No |
Results
Last presidential election (2016) | ||
Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
FPTP System | ||
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | 93.53 | |
Avelino Mocache Mehenga | 157.00% | |
Buenaventura Monsuy Asumu | 153.00% | |
Benedicto Obian Mangue | 0.97 | |
Carmelo Mba Bakalé | 0.83 | |
Agustín Masoko Abegue | 0.83 | |
Tomás Mba Monabang | 0.74 |
Last legislative election (2017) | ||
Party | Votes (%) | Seats |
Chamber of Deputies | ||
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 92 | 99 |
Citizens for Innovation | 5.77 | 1 |
Together We Can | 2.23 | 0 |
Senate | ||
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 92 | 55 |
Citizens for Innovation | 5.77 | 0 |
Together We Can | 2.23 | 0 |
Appointed members | 15 |
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