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: 2.37 out of 10 (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: =151 |
Polity IV 2014 |
Score: -7 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: Autocracy |
Political System
System of Government | Presidential system |
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Presidential Electoral System | n/a |
Last Presidential Election | n/a |
Next Presidential Election | n/a |
Presidential Term Limits | No |
System of Appointment to Legislature |
64 appointed 40 elected from within PFDJ |
Number of Seats in Legislature | 104 |
Female quota, representation in lower house | Yes: reserved seats |
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