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Elections in Djibouti gives information on election and election results in Djibouti.

Djibouti elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a six year term by the people. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 65 members, 30 Somali (21 Issa, 3 Gadabursi, 3 Isaaq and 3 Darood) and 30 Afar, elected for a five year term in multi party election. constituencies.

Djibouti is a one party dominant state with the People's Rally for Progress in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but currently have no seats in the legislature.

[edit] 2008 legislative elections

The opposition Union for a Presidential Majority (UMP) party boycotted the election, leaving all 65 seats to the ruling PRP. Voter turnout figures were disputed.^[1]

[edit] 2005 Presidential election

Main article: Djiboutian presidential election, 2005

On April 8, 2005 Ismail Omar Guelleh was re-elected for a second term as President of Djibouti. He won 100% of the ballots cast, and reportedly told Le Figaro that he regretted "having no opponent". [1]

e • d Summary of the 8 April 2005 Djibouti presidential **election results**
Candidates - Nominating parties	Votes	%
Ismail Omar Guelleh - People's Rally for Progress	144,433	100.00
Total valid votes (turnout 71.7%)	144,433	100.00
Invalid votes	4,692
Total votes	149,125
Registered voters	208,098
Source: African Elections Database

[edit] 2003 Parliamentary election

e • d Summary of the 10 January 2003 National Assembly of Djibouti **election results**
Parties and coalitions	Votes	%	Seats
Union for the Presidential Majority (Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle) People's Rally for Progress (Rassemblement populaire pour le Progrès) Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy (Front pour la Restauration de l'Unité et de la Démocratie) National Democratic Party (Parti National Démocratique) Social Democratic People's Party (Parti Populaire Social Démocrate)	53,293	62.7	65
Union for a Democratic Change (Union pour l’Alternance Démocratique) Republican Alliance for Democracy (Alliance Républicaine pour la Démocratie) Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development (Mouvement pour le Renouveau Démocratique et le Développement) Djibouti Party for Development (Parti Djiboutien pour le Développement) Djibouti Union for Democracy and Justice (Union Djiboutienne pour la Démocratie et la Justice)	31,660	37.3	0
Total (turnout 48.4 %)	84,953	100%	65
Sources: Adam Carr/Djibouti Information Agency website, ElectionGuide

[edit] 1999 Presidential election

On April 9, 1999 Ismail Omar Guelleh, candidate of the ruling People's Rally for Progress, was elected with 74.1% of the vote. Moussa Ahmed Idriss, an independent backed by opposition parties, won 25.9% of the vote. Turnout was 56.3%.

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