Democracy in Gabon

Democracy Ratings

Freedom House 2018	Score: 6 out of 7 ^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}	Freedom Status: Not Free
EIU Democracy Index 2017	Score: 3.61 out of 10 ^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}	World Ranking: =126
Polity IV 2016	Score: 3 ^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}	Category: Open Anocracy

Freedom House 2018

Score:

6 out of 7

^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}

Freedom Status:

Not Free

EIU Democracy Index 2017

Score:

3.61 out of 10

^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}

World Ranking:

=126

Polity IV 2016

Score:

^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}

Category:

Open Anocracy

System of Government	Presidential System, with a prime minister
Presidential Electoral System	First past the post
Last Presidential Election	2016
Next Presidential Election	2023
Presidential Term Limits	No (removed in 2003)
System of appointment to legislature	Lower Chamber: 111 elected for single-member constituencies, 9 appointed by the head of state. Upper Chamber: 102 indirectly elected in single-member constituencies by local and departmental councillors.
Last Legislative Election	2011
Next Legislative Election	2018
Number of Seats in Legislature	Lower Chamber: 120 Upper Chamber: 102
Female quota, representation in lower house	No

Last presidential election (2016)
Candidate (Party)	Votes (%)
	1^st round	FPTP System
Ali Bongo Ondimba	49.8
Jean Ping	48.2
Bruno Ben Moubamba	0.5
Raymond Ndong Sima	0.4
Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou	0.3
Paul Mba Abessole	0.2
Gérard Ella Nguema	0.2
Augustin Moussavou King	0.2
Dieudonné Minlama Mintogo	0.1
Abel Mbombe Nzoudou	0.1

Last legislative election (2011)
Party		Votes (%)	Seats
Republican Majority for Emergence	Gabonese Democratic Party		113
	Rally for Gabon		3
	Circle of Liberal Reformers		1
	Independent Centre Party		1
	Democratic and Republican Alliance		0
	Morena–Original		0
	Rally for Democracy and Progress		0
	United Socialist Party		0
Social Democratic Party			1
Union for the New Republic			1
7MP			0
African Forum for Reconstruction			0
Alliance for New Gabon			0
Christian Democratic Bloc			0
Energy of Independent People			0
Gabonese National Party			0
Gabonese Progress Party			0
Gabonese Socialist Union			0
Morena–Boutamba			0
Morena–Mendou			0
National Ecological Party			0
National Union of Blacksmiths			0
Party for Development and Solidarity			0
Union of the Gabonese People			0
Ethiopian Democratic Unity Movement			0
Ethiopian Justice and Democratic Forces Front			0
Ethiopian National Unity Party			0
Ethiopian Peace and Democratic Party			0
Ethiopian Raie Party			0
Ethiopian’s Unity Democratic Organization			0
Geda System Advancement Party			0
Gedeo People Democratic Organization			0
Gumz People’s Democratic Movement			0
Kembata People’s Congress			0
New Generation Party			0
Oromo Liberation Unity Front			0
Oromo People’s Congress			0
Sidama Hadicho People Democratic Organization			0
Sodo Gordona Peoples’ Democratic Organization			0
Tigri Worgi Nationality Democratic Organization			0
Unity for Democracy and Justice			0
Welene People Democratic Party			0
Wolayta People Democratic Front			0
Independents			0
Undeclared			1