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DJIBOUTI
Assemblée nationale (National Assembly)
LAST ELECTIONS

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Parliament name (generic / translated) Assemblée nationale / National Assembly
Structure of parliament Unicameral
BACKGROUND
Dates of election / renewal (from/to) 23 February 2018
Purpose of elections President Ismaël Omar Guelleh's Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP) increased its majority from 55 seats to 57 in the 65-member National Assembly. The opposition Union for Democracy and Justice - Djiboutian Democratic Party (UDJ-PDD) took seven. Other major opposition parties (see note) boycotted the elections, arguing they were not fair or transparent. Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, a brother-in-law of the President, said the electoral process was carried out transparently in a calm environment. The number of women more than doubled from seven to 15 following the introduction of a 25% quota for women (up from 10% previously) in January 2018.

Note:
Opposition parties include the Rally for Democratic Action and Ecological Development (RADDE), the Movement for Democratic Renewal (MRD) and a part of the Republican Alliance for Development (ARD). They had boycotted the 2016 presidential elections in which Mr. Guelleh, in power since 1999, was re-elected.
Date of previous elections: 22 February 2013

Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: N/A

Timing of election: Upon normal expiry

Expected date of next elections: February 2023

Number of seats at stake: 65 (full renewal)

Number of candidates: 112

Percentage of women candidates: About 25%

Number of parties contesting the election: 4

Number of parties winning seats: 3

Alternation of power: No

Number of parties in government: 1

Names of parties in government: Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP)

Date of the first session of the new parliament: 15 March 2018

Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Mohamed Ali Houmed (Union for the Presidential Majority, UMP)
STATISTICS
Voter turnout
Round no 123 February 2018
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes
194'169
123'934 (63.83%)

Notes
Distribution of votes
Round no 1
Political Group Candidates Votes %
Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP)
Union for Democracy and Justice - Djiboutian Democratic Party (UDJ-PDD)
Centre for United Democrats (CDU)
Distribution of seats
Round no 1
Political Group Total
Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP) 57
Union for Democracy and Justice - Djiboutian Democratic Party (UDJ-PDD) 7
Centre for United Democrats (CDU) 1
Distribution of seats according to sex
Men
Women
Percent of women
50
15
23.08%
Distribution of seats according to age
Distribution of seats according to profession
Comments
Note on distribution of seats according to sex:
Fifteen women were elected in February 2018. On 23 February, when the Cabinet was re-appointed, the total number of women parliamentarians totalled 17.

Sources:
National Assembly (09.03.2018, 15.03.2018, 22.05.2018)
Radio France Internationale
http://www.france24.com/
http://www.presidence.dj/AnnexeTextes/Annexe5aa792948739b20180313105756.pdf
https://au.int/en/pressreleases/20180222/prime-minister-abdoulkader-kamil-mohamed-receives-audience-head-african-union
http://www.lanationdj.com/
https://ihsmarkit.com/research-analysis/Djibouti-legislative-elections.html

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