Politics of Gabon - Political Parties and Elections

Political Parties and Elections

For other political parties see List of political parties in Gabon. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Gabon.
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
Elections and referendums in Gabon
Presidential elections
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Parliamentary elections
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French elections
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Referendums
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  • 1995

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