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Djibouti*

H.E. Dini Mohamed Bourhan,
President, Election Department

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CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Official Name LEGISLATURE
République de Djibouti
1. Structure of National Legislature:
2. Government Unicameral
Presidential Republic
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Head of State Designation Assemblée Nationale (National Assembly)
President Ismail Omar GUELLEH (since 8 May
1999) 3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
nominated
4. Head of government Designation There are total 65 seats out of which 52 mem-
Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil MOHAMED bers of the National Assembly are directly elected
in multi-seat constituencies by a simple majori-
5. Capital ty vote. 13 are directly elected in multi-seat con-
Djibouti (City) stituencies by a proportional representation vote.
6. Currency Members serve 5-year terms.
Djiboutian Franc (DJF)
4. Popular House
7. Ethnic Groups (with %age population) Assemblée Nationale
Somali 60%, Afar 35%
5. Type of Electoral System
8. Date of Independence Proportional Representation Vote
27 June 1977 (from France)
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9. Date of adoption of Democratic
Constitution ELECtorAL sYstEM

10. Language (s) (A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy
French & Arabic (Official)
1. Name of the EMB(S)
11. Literacy Levels Election Department/Ministry of Interior
Total: 65%
2. Website
www.elec.dj

3. Nature of EMB
Independent

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