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Africa > Gabon > Democracy

GABONESE DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Civil and political liberties 2.5 [91st of 140]
Electoral system two-round system
Electoral system type majority
Female candidacy 1,956 [55th of 161]
Female parliamentarians 11% [79th of 157]
Female suffrage 1956
First female parliamentarian 1961 (elected)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 0.994671506018609 Time series [57th of 183]
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality No
Presidential elections > Invalid votes 1.3% [46th of 61]
Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout 53.8% [79th of 86]
Presidential elections > Total vote 337,113 [79th of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout 54.8 [61st of 82]
Presidential elections > Voter registration 626,200 [76th of 86]
Presidential elections > Voting age population 614,709 [81st of 91]
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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Gabon, Gabonese Republic, Republique Gabonaise

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