Politics of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
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The politics of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic refers to politics of the Polisario Front's proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, a country in North Africa with limited recognition by other states, controlling parts of the Western Sahara region.
The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims the whole Western Sahara, a territory most of which is currently administered by Morocco as the Southern Provinces. SADR control some part of the territory, called the Free Zone. Its government seats in Tindouf, Algeria.[citation needed]
According to its constitution, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is a form of one-party state, as long as it is not in control of its territory.[citation needed] The organization backing the republic is the Polisario Front, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro (Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro), but it has declared that it will either transform into a normal political party among others, or split into several parties in the eventuality of an independent Western Sahara.
History
Colonized by Spain from 1884 to 1975, as
).In 2000, The UN's envoy to the territory,
In 2003,
Executive branch
The Government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is headed by President and Prime Minister.
Office | Name | Party | Since |
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President | Brahim Gali
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Polisario Front | 9 July 2016 |
Prime Minister | Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun | Polisario Front | 13 January 2020 |
Legislative branch
The
Elections
The Sahrawi population in the
Foreign relations
The foreign relations of the
See also
- Political status of Western Sahara
- Legal status of Western Sahara
References
- ^ "Elections of Saharawi Parliament: preparatory conferences started today in refugee camps and liberated territories". SPS. 18 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2018.