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Gabon elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a seven year term by the people. The Parliament (Parlement) has two chambers. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 120 members, 111 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies and 9 members appointed by a head of state - the president. The Senate (Sénat) has 91 members, elected for a six year term in single-seat constituencies by local and departmental councillors. Gabon is a one party dominant state with the Gabonese Democratic Party in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

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e • d **Summary of the 27 November 2005 Gabonese presidential election results**
Candidates - Nominating parties	%
Omar Bongo Ondimba - Gabonese Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Gabonais)	79.18
Pierre Mamboundou - Union of the Gabonese People (Union du Peuple Gabonais)	13.61
Zacharie Myboto - Independent	6.58
Augustin Moussavou King - Gabonese Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste Gabonais)	0.33
Christian Maronga - Rally of Democrats (Rassemblement des Démocrates)	0.30
Source: African Elections Database

e • d **Results of the 17 December/24 December 2006 National Assembly of Gabon election results**
Parties		Seats	+/-
Government	Gabonese Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Gabonais)	82	–6
	National Woodcutters' Rally – Rally for Gabon (Rassemblement National des Bûcherons - Rassemblement pour le Gabon)	8	+/– 0
	Democratic and Republican Alliance (Alliance Démocratique et Républicaine)	3	+/– 0
	Circle of Reformist Liberals (Cercle des Libéraux Réformateurs)	2	+/– 0
	Social Democratic Party (Parti Social-Démocrate)	2	+1
	Rally of Republican Democrats (RDR)	1	+1
	African Development Movement (Mouvement Africain de Développement)	1	+/– 0
Union of the Gabonese People (Union du Peuple Gabonais)		8	+8
Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development (UGDD)		4	+4
Gabonese Progress Party (Parti gabonais du progrès)		2	–1
Congress for Democracy and Justice		1	+1
National Woodcutters' Rally – Democratic (RNB)		1	+/– 0
African Forum for Reconstruction (FAR)		1	+1
Independents		4	–8
Total		120

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