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Equatorial Guinea
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Politics and government of
Equatorial Guinea
Image File history File links Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea. ... The 1982 constitution of Equatorial Guinea gives the President extensive powers, including naming and dismissing members of the cabinet, making laws by decree, dissolving the Chamber of Representatives, negotiating and ratifying treaties and calling legislative elections. ...

President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema
Mbasogo

Prime Minister: Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó
House of People's Representatives
Political parties
Elections List of Heads of State of Equatorial Guinea (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Affiliations:- See also:- Equatorial Guinea Heads of Government of Equatorial Guinea Colonial Heads of Equatorial Guinea (Fernando Póo/Spanish Guinea) Lists of Incumbents Categories: Lists of office-holders | Equatorial Guinea ... Brigadier General (ret. ... List of Heads of Government of Equatorial Guinea (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Affiliations:- See also:- Equatorial Guinea Heads of State of Equatorial Guinea Colonial Heads of Equatorial Guinea (Fernando Póo/Spanish Guinea) Lists of Incumbents Categories: Equatorial Guinea ... Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó (born 1961?) is the prime minister of Equatorial Guinea since June 14, 2004. ... The unicameral House of Peoples Representatives of Equatorial Guinea is the countrys legislative body. ... Political parties in Equatorial Guinea lists political parties in this country. ...

Elections in Equatorial Guinea gives information on election and election results in Equatorial Guinea. An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ...


The last six elections held in Equatorial Guinea have been corrupt. In all but one of the elections the existing givernment has received 100% of the votes. Many observers were puzzled at the motivation of the opposition candidates to lead a huge political campaign, only to vote against themselves.


Equatorial Guinea elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a seven year term by the people. a head of state - the president - was elected unopposed at 15 december 2002. The Chamber of People's Representatives (Cámara de Representantes del Pueblo) has 100 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation in multi-member constituencies. Equatorial Guinea is a One party dominant state. This means that only one political party, the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea is de facto allowed to hold effective power. Although minor parties are allowed, they are de facto required to accept the leadership of the dominant party. Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State in many Commonwealth countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand, the Bahamas and many more, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State in many Commonwealth countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand, the Bahamas and many more, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... The unicameral House of Peoples Representatives of Equatorial Guinea is the countrys legislative body. ... Proportional representation (PR) is a (by necessity multi-winner) electoral system whose use tends to make elections result in groups of votes being represented in proportional fractions in some body of representatives, i. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... A dominant-party system is a party system where only one political party can realistically become the government, by itself or in a coalition government, because all other parties are too weak. ... The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial, PDGE) is the ruling political party in Equatorial Guinea. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ...

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Last elections

Equatorial Guinea Legislative Elections 25th April2004
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  [[Convergence for Social Democracy|Template:Convergence for Social Democracy/meta/shortname]] 2 n/a n/a n/a 2.0 6.0 12,202 n/a
  [[PDGE|Template:PDGE/meta/shortname]] 98 n/a n/a n/a 98.0% 91.9 185,714 n/a
  [[Others|Template:Others/meta/shortname]] n/a n/a 0 n/a 0 2.1 4,156 n/a

Past elections

To be added


See also

This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries. ...

External links

  • Electionworld
  • Adam Carr's Election Archive
  • African Elections Database


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Equatorial Guinea - Search View - MSN Encarta (1190 words)
Equatorial Guinea, independent republic in western Africa, consisting of a mainland section called Mbini (formerly Río Muni) on the western coast and the coastal islets of Corisco, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico as well as the islands of Bioko (formerly Macías Nguema Biyogo and previously Fernando Póo), and Annobón (Pagalu) in the Gulf of Guinea.
Mainland Equatorial Guinea is bounded on the north by Cameroon, on the east and south by Gabon, and on the west by the Gulf of Guinea.
The capital, largest city, and principal port of Equatorial Guinea is Malabo, formerly Santa Isabel (population, 1995 estimate, 30,000), on the northern coast of Bioko; Bata (1983, 24,100) is the largest town on the mainland.
Elections in Equatorial Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (357 words)
Equatorial Guinea elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature.
Equatorial Guinea is a One party dominant state.
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