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System of government

Last Updated : 2016-09-19

Dominant-party presidential republic

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Total population

Last Updated : 2016-09-19

1,725,292

Total population-References:

 

Total area (in square kilo meters)

Last Updated : 2016-09-19

267,667km²

Total area (in square kilo meters)-References:

 

Number of registered voters

Last Updated : 2016-10-17

627,805

 

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Number of registered political parties

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

**Parliamentary parties

 

Gabonese Democratic Party (Parti D?mocratique Gabonais)

National Woodcutters Rally (Rassemblement National des B?cherons)

Gabonese Progress Party (Parti gabonais du progr?s)

Democratic and Republican Alliance (Alliance D?mocratique et R?publicaine)

Circle of Reformist Liberals (Cercle des Lib?raux R?formateurs)

Social Democratic Party (Parti Social-D?mocrate)

National Woodcutters Rally-Kombila (Rassemblement National des B?cherons -KOMBILA)

African Development Movement (Mouvement Africain de D?veloppement)

Common Movement for Development (Mouvement Commun pour le D?veloppement)

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Number of polling stations

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Average number of voters per polling station

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

N/A

 

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Voting age

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

18

 

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Elected Offices

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Election system

Last Updated : 2016-10-17

Plurality (FPTP)

 

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Terms of office

Last Updated : 2016-10-17

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 7-year term. In the Senate 91 members are elected by members of municipal councils and departmental assemblies to serve 5-year terms*. In the National Assembly, 111 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 9 members are appointed by the president to serve 5-year terms.

 

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Election

Last Updated : 2016-10-17

Gabonese presidential election, 2016

 

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Date

Last Updated : 2016-10-17

27 August 2016

 

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Political parties in the elections

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Number of elected candidates

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voter turnout

Last Updated : 2016-10-17

34%

 

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Number of ballots cast

Last Updated : 2016-10-17

255,570

 

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Legal framework for elections

Last Updated : 2016-08-23

Separate legislation

 

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Legal provisions

Last Updated : 2016-11-08

Constitution (as amended in 2011), art. 2, 18, 114, 116

 

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Referenda

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

Constitution (as amended in 2011), art. 2, 114

Constitution (as amended in 2011), art. 18, 116 

 

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People’s Initiatives

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

N/A 

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Recall Votes

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

N/A

 

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Official name

Last Updated : 2016-10-17

General Elections Commission

 

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Mission, Vision, Key Objectives, Functions

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Type of EMB(independent, governmental, mixed)

Last Updated : 2016-10-17

Independent

 

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EMB budget source

Last Updated : 2016-10-17

Other - The CENAP has financial autonomy

 

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EMB expenditure audit

Last Updated : 2016-10-17

Other - The CENAP has financial autonomy

 

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Number of EMB members (commissioners)

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

1 - 10 members

 

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Term of EMB members (commissioners)

Last Updated : 2016-09-19

For an unspecified period 

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Who appoints members (commissioners)?

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

Executive - Opposition - Judiciary - Political parties

 

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Selection of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

N/A

 

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Administrative divisions

Last Updated : 2016-11-08

divided into nine provinces, which they are further divided into 50 departments.

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Delimitation of constituencies(electoral district)

Last Updated : 2016-11-08

constituencies are delimited for election purposes

 

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Criteria for drawing boundaries

Last Updated : 2016-09-19

"Equality" of population - Geographic size of district

 

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Body responsible for drawing boundaries

Last Updated : 2016-09-19

Legislature (1st chamber)

 

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Requirements on the right to vote

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reasons for having the right to vote revoked

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Electoral Eligibility

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reasons for having the eligibility revoked

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Requirements for party registration

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

Deposit requirement  - Regional distribution requirement (In case of Chamber 2)

 

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Candidate nomination

Last Updated : 2016-11-08

independent candidates can compete in both presidential and legislative elections

 

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Candidate Registration (National Assembly members)

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

- Requirement

Age
Citizenship
Other

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Candidate registration deposit

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Amount of fee

- Return of fee

Uncontested Election

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

N/A

 

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Preparation of the voters list

Last Updated : 2016-10-17

Extracted from a population/civil registry

 

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Whether the registration is compulsory (or not)

Last Updated : 2016-11-08

No

 

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Who is responsible for the voters list

Last Updated : 2016-10-17

Administration under the authority of the Minister of the Interior, is responsible for the establishment of electoral lists and voter cards  The National elections Commission is only the custodian of the electoral lists that it receives from the administration.

 

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Voters list preparation procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Inspection and objection procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Definition

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Period

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Methods

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Prohibited forms of campaigning

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Who is not permitted to campaign

Campaign Finance

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Campaign expense limit

- Income and expenditure of campaign expense

- Report, public inspection, and open of income and expenditure

- Investigation on income and expenditure of campaign expense & actions

- Reimbursement of campaign expense

Presiding officers

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① How many of officers in a polling station

② Roles of each officer

③ How we nominate the officers

Facilities or items a polling station is equipped with

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Polling station location criteria

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting hours

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Is compulsory or voluntary?

② How many ballot papers are distributed to each voter?

Ballot Paper

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Determination of the order of candidates on ballots

② What has to be included in the ballot paper?

③ Ballot paper design or sample ballot paper

④ Valid and invalid ballot paper

Voting Procedures

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Start ofvoting

- Process of voting

- End of voting

Marking method

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Special voting (Absentee / Early / Proxy / Assisted / Postal / etc)

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Who are subjected to do

② Voting procedures

Counting Location

Last Updated : 2016-08-23

The polling stations

 

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Counting period

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Vote counting method

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Counting Procedures

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Start of counting

- Process of counting

- End of counting

When are ballots recounted?

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

Never recounted

 

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Who is eligible to vote for overseas voting?

Last Updated : 2016-11-08

Citizens residing outside the country

 

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Overseas voters list preparation

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Where to vote

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting procedure for early voting

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Methods used to transport ballot papers

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Counting procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

How is the elected candidate chosen in the case of a tie?

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Apportioning of National Assembly seats

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Results Announcement

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Is the announcement of preliminary result required?

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Deadline for announcement of final results

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reason for holding a by- or re-election

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

By-election dates

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Electoral process

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Criteria for allocating free broadcast time

Last Updated : 2016-08-23

Equal regardless of size of party and previous performance

 

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Television debates

Last Updated : 2016-08-23

presidential elections - legislative elections

 

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Blackout period for release of election survey results

Last Updated : 2016-08-23

8-9 days

 

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Electoral dispute resolution body

Last Updated : 2016-11-08

Judiciary

 

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Electoral dispute resolution mechanism

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

N/A

 

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Alternative electoral dispute resolution mechanism

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

N/A

 

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Direct public funding

Last Updated : 2016-10-17

both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns

Coding instructions Code “REGULARLY” if it is it regulated that political parties are entitled to provision of direct public funding [money] that is provided regularly (normally annually or more often), not specifically related to election campaigns.

Code “IN RELATION TO CAMPAIGNS” if it is it regulated that political parties are entitled to provision of direct public funding [money] that is provided specifically related to election campaigns.

Code “BOTH” if both of these types of direct public funding are provided.

Code “NO” if a list of permitted sources of income of a political party does not include any mention of public funding and no information about public funding can be found. Also code “NO” if a law mentions that public funding “may” or “could” be provided, but then make an external comment explaining this.

If you cannot find information, code “ND”.

The grants are given to political parties only on proof of payment of their bond.

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Private funding of political parties

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- If so, is there limit on the amount a donor can contribute to candidate or political party

Regulation, monitoring and investigation

Last Updated : 2016-11-08

Sanctions include Fines, and Prison         

 

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Regulation, monitoring and investigation bodies

Last Updated : 2016-11-08

N/A

 

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Which electoral processes are using ICTs?

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Voter registration and identification

- E-voting

- Processing of results

- Election administration

When it was introduced

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

N/A

 

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Gender equality

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

Female Population: 781,111 (2011)

·         Is Gabon a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

·         Has Gabon ratified CEDAW: Yes (21 January 1983)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 15 (National Assembly) following 2011 elections; 18 (Senate) following 2009 elections

·         Human Development Index Position: 110 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very High (2014)

 

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Aids for disabled or handicapped voters

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

Is Gabon a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Gabon ratified CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Population with a disability: 236,594 (est.)

 

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Voter education

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

N/A

 

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National civic education

Last Updated : 2016-11-08

conducted by the administration.

 

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EMB Staff education

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

N/A

 

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Domestic observation

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

International observation

Last Updated : 2016-11-21

European Union Election observation mission to Gabon(2016) : Twenty-two observers are deployed in teams of two across Gabon where they will begin their long-term observation in the nine provinces.

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Partnerships/MoUs

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

International Activities

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Major challenges to elections

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Measures taken to deal with those Challenges

Last Updated : 2016-05-03