Equatorial Guinea elects on the national level a

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– the

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– and a

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. The president is elected for a seven-year term by the people. President

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (; born 5 June 1942) is an Equatoguinean politician and former military officer who has served as the second president of Equatorial Guinea since August 1979. He is the longest-serving president of any country ev ...

was re-elected unopposed on 15 December 2002. The

Chamber of People's Representatives The Chamber of Deputies ( es, Cámara de los Diputados; french: Chambre des députés; pt, Câmara dos Deputados) is the lower house of the Parliament of Equatorial Guinea. Although vested with considerable powers under the country's consti ...

(''Cámara de Representantes del Pueblo'') has 100 members, elected for a five-year term by

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in multi-member

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. Equatorial Guinea is a dominant-party state. This means that only one political party, the

Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea ( es, Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial, abbreviated PDGE) is the ruling political party in Equatorial Guinea. It was established by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on 11 October 1987. ...

(PDGE), is ''de facto'' allowed to hold effective power. Although minor

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are ''de jure'' allowed to rule, they are ''de facto'' required to accept the leadership of the dominant party.

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