Djibouti

National Assembly

Political system: Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s): 23 Feb 2018
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: No information available
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Number of seats at stake: 65
Scope of elections: Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election: 4
Total number of candidates: 112
Number of female candidates: -

Notes: Percentage of women candidates: About 25%
Percentage of women candidates: 0.0%
The number of women candidates is not available from authoritative sources.: Yes

Voter turnout

Registered voters: 194,169
Voters: 123,934
Voter turnout: 63.8%

Results

About the election: President Ismaël Omar Guelleh's Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP) increased its majority from 55 seats to 57 in the 65-member National Assembly. The opposition Union for Democracy and Justice - Djiboutian Democratic Party (UDJ-PDD) took seven. Other major opposition parties (see note) boycotted the elections, arguing they were not fair or transparent. Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, a brother-in-law of the President, said the electoral process was carried out transparently in a calm environment. The number of women more than doubled from seven to 15 following the introduction of a 25% quota for women (up from 10% previously) in January 2018.

Note:

Opposition parties include the Rally for Democratic Action and Ecological Development (RADDE), the Movement for Democratic Renewal (MRD) and a part of the Republican Alliance for Democracy (ARD). They had boycotted the 2016 presidential elections in which Mr. Guelleh, in power since 1999, was re-elected.
Number of parties winning seats: 3
Percentage of parties winning seats: 75.0%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 87.7%
Alternation of power after elections: No
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP)	57
Union for Democracy and Justice - Djiboutian Democratic Party (UDJ-PDD)	7
Centre for United Democrats (CDU)	1

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 50
Number of women elected: 15

Notes: Fifteen women were elected in February 2018. On 23 February, when the Cabinet was re-appointed, the total number of women parliamentarians totalled 17.
Percentage of women elected: 23.1%
Women Directly Elected: 15
Sources: National Assembly (09.03.2018, 15.03.2018, 22.05.2018)

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New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 50
Total number of women after the election: 15
Percentage of women after the election: 23.1%
First-term parliamentarians: 40
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: 61.5%
Date of the first session: 15 Mar 2018

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Mohamed Ali Houmed (Male)
Date of birth: 1973
Political party: Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP)
Date of election: 15 Mar 2018