Parliamentary elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 26 May 2013, alongside local elections. Following constitutional reforms approved in a 2011 referendum, they were the first elections in which the newly established Senate was elected.[1] The ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea won all but one seat in both houses of Parliament. The only opposition party represented was the Convergence for Social Democracy, which won 1 seat in each chamber. The "Democratic Opposition" bloc, minor allies of the ruling party which placed a combined second in 2004 and 2008, did not contest this election separately.
26 May 2013
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All 100 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 51 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||
55 of 70 seats in the Senate 28 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Electoral system
editThe 100 members of the Chamber of People's Representatives were elected by closed list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies.[2]
The Senate had 70 members, of which 55 were elected and 15 appointed by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.[3]
Results
editSenate
edit| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 54 | |
| Convergence for Social Democracy | 1 | |
| Appointed members | 15 | |
| Total | 70 | |
| Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea | ||
Chamber of Deputies
edit| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 99 | +10 | |
| Convergence for Social Democracy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | 0 | |
| Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea | |||
References
edit- ↑ Equatorial Guinea to put key reforms in place at May elections The Nation, 23 January 2013
- ↑ Electoral System IPU
- ↑ Election Profile IFES