Government > Executive branch Stats: compare key data on Djibouti & Eritrea

Cabinet: Cabinet includes the official name for any body of high-ranking advisers roughly comparable to a U.S. Cabinet. Also notes the method for selection of members.
Chief of state: The name and title of any person or role roughly equivalent to a U.S. Chief of State. This means the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government
Election results: Election results includes the percent of vote for each candidate in the last election (if any)
Elections: Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
Head of government: Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.

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STAT	Djibouti	Eritrea
Cabinet	Council of Ministers responsible to the president	State Council the collective exercises executive authority; members appointed by the president
Chief of state	President Ismail Omar GUELLEH (since 8 May 1999)	President ISAIAS Afworki (since 8 June 1993)
Election results	Ismail Omar GUELLEH reelected president for a third term; percent of vote - Ismail Omar GUELLEH 80.6%, Mohamed Warsama RAGUEH 19.4%	ISAIAS Afworki elected president by the transitional National Assembly; percent of National Assembly vote - ISAIAS Afworki 95%, other 5%
Elections	president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; president is eligible to hold office until age 75; election last held on 8 April 2011 (next to be held by 2016); prime minister appointed by the president	president elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); the most recent and only election was held on 8 June 1993 (next election date uncertain as the National Assembly did not hold a presidential election in December 2001 as anticipated)
Head of government	Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil MOHAMED (since 1 April 2013)	President ISAIAS Afworki (since 8 June 1993)

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011

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