Djibouti

National Assembly

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes
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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)
24 Feb 2023
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
06 Feb 2023
Timing of election
Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections
25 Feb 2028
Number of seats at stake
65
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election
2
Total number of candidates
103
Number of male candidates
76
Number of female candidates
27
Percentage of women candidates
26.2%

Voter turnout

Registered voters
230,295
Voters
170,430
Voter turnout
74.0%

Results

About the election

President Ismaël Omar Guelleh’s Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP, see note) won 58 seats in the 65-member National Assembly. Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (RPP) praised the UMP’s victory. The Union for Democracy and Justice (UDJ), an opposition party led by Ms. Ilaya Ismaël Guedi Harêd, took the remaining seven seats. The main opposition parties - including the Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development, and the Republican Alliance for Democracy - boycotted the polls, stating the elections were “not free, not transparent and not democratic". The newly elected National Assembly held its first session on 5 March and elected former Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita as its new Speaker.

President Guelleh has been in power since 1999 and was re-elected most recently in 2021. The country’s economy was affected by the war in Ukraine and a regional drought in 2022 but is expected to grow in 2023 according to the International Monetary Fund.

Note:

The UMP comprised the following three parties in 2023:

- People's Rally for Progress (RPP): 45

- Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD): 12

- National Democratic Party (PND): 1

Number of parties winning seats
2
Percentage of parties winning seats
100.0%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
89.2%
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) 58
Union for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) 7
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
50
Number of women elected
15
Percentage of women elected
23.1%
Women Directly Elected
15
Other notes on the elections

Note on the date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature:

No texts stipulate a date of dissolution for an outgoing National Assembly in Djibouti. However, in practice, the National Assembly is considered to be dissolved upon publication of the list of candidates for a general election. For the 2023 elections, the list was published on 6 February 2023.

Note on the expected date of next elections:

Parliamentary elections are held every five years on the last Friday in February.

Sources

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
No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
No information available
Date of the first session
05 Mar 2023

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Dileita Mohamed Dileita (Male)
Date of birth: 12 Mar 1958
Political party
People's Rally for Progress (RPP)
Date of election
05 Mar 2023

Historical data for IPU membership

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Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No