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ELECtorAL sYstEM sUPPLEMENtArY
iNforMAtioN
(A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy
1. Number of political parties
1. Name of the EMB(S) 10
*The Gabonese Electoral Center (CGE)
2. Number of polling stations
2. Nature of EMB 2,500
Mixed
3. Voting age
3. No. of Members in EMB 21
7
4. Election system
4. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority Presidential : directly elected, two round system, 7
Constitutional Court
year terms
(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS
National Assembly: directly elected
1. Total Population Senate: Indirectly elected by members of munici-
2.2 Million pal councils and departmental assemblies to serve
5 year terms
2. Registered Electors
0.62 Million Local elections :

5. Voter turnout in last National Elections 5. Opening and closing time of polling stations
59.95% Opening: 8 am

6. Voting Method Closing: 6 pm
Manual marking of Ballots
6. Counting process
(C) ELECTION CALENDAR 7. How long does it take to announce voting results
72 hours after closing of vote
10. Last Elections Dates
27 October 2018 * Autonomous and Permanent National Electoral
Commission (CENAP) was replaced by the Gabo-
12. Are there any fixed election days/dates nese Electoral Center (CGE) in 2018.
No
https://www.ambagabon.ma/article/tri-de-ce-
13. Compulsory Voting nap-pour-elections-locales-venir-au-gabon
Yes

Information on elections # seats Term of office # candidates / political parties #districts
Presidential Elections 1 7
National Assembly 143 5 10

Senate 91 5
Local government

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