| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Parlement / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Sénat / Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Assemblée nationale / National Assembly
|
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
15 April 1996
|
| Mode of designation |
indirectly elected 102 |
| Constituencies |
- 9 multi-member (4 to 18 seats) constituencies corresponding to the country's provinces |
| Voting system |
:
Indirect election by members of municipal councils and departmental assemblies on the basis of majority vote (absolute in first round, simple in second).
Vacancies arising between general elections are filled by substitutes chosen at the same time as titular members. |
| Voter requirements |
- members of municipal councils and departmental assemblies |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
- age: 40 years
- Gabonese citizenship
- ineligibility: certain high officials of the Government, members of the armed forces |
| Incompatibilities |
- membership of the Government or the Economic and Social Council (President and Vice President)
- membership of the Constitutional Court
- membership of the National Council of Communications
- national treasurer and other public accountants
- judges
- certain other high-ranking public officials
- salaried employees or chairman of the board of directors of a public or semi-public firm
- employees of a foreign State or international organisation
- commissioned and non-commissioned officers of defence and security forces
- salaried employees
|
| Candidacy requirements |
- by parties, coalitions thereof or individuals |
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