Elections in Djibouti
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National-level elections in Djibouti are held for the
Current President, Ismail Omar Guelleh has been in office since May 8, 1999.[1] Guelleh was first elected as President in 1999 as the handpicked successor to his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, who had ruled Djibouti since independence in 1977. Djibouti has a population of approximately one million with only 176,878 registered to vote.[2] Djibouti has 11 political parties and has re- elections every 6 years since the 1990s when the country's civil war ended.
In the April 2021 elections, Guelleh was re-elected president for his fifth term.[3]
Electoral system
President
The President is directly elected for a five-year term using a two-round system.[4] Until 2010, the president was elected for two six-year terms. The constitution was then changed, which scrapped term limits and reduced the term to five years.[5] Candidates may not be older than 75 years old.[6] The President appoints the Prime Minister.[7] Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed was appointed in April 2013.[8]
National Assembly
The National Assembly, formerly known as the Chamber of Deputies, has 65 seats, of which 52 are elected by
Until a change in the electoral law in November 2012, all 65 seats were elected by plurality vote in multi-member constituencies.[9]
Mohamed Ali Houmed[10] is the Djibouti Ambassador for Ethiopia and Rwanda.
References
- ^ "Djibouti's strongman president faces strongest cross-examination of his career | African Arguments". 28 September 2015.
- ^ "IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Djibouti". www.electionguide.org. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ "Veteran ruler Guelleh re-elected Djibouti leader for fifth term". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^ Election Profile IFES
- ^ "Djibouti's Constitution of 1992 with Amendments through 2010" (PDF). Constitute. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ MPs in Djibouti scrap term limits BBC News, 19 April 2010
- ^ "Elections in Djibouti". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ "The World Factbook - Government: Djibouti". cia.gov. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ a b Election Profile IFES
- ^ "MAHE COMMUNICATION - AMBASSADE DJIBOUTIENNE". www.ambassadedjibouti-eth.net. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
External links
- National Electoral Commission of Djibouti (in French)
- Djibouti Adam Carr's Election Archive
- Djibouti African Elections Database