Senate (Equatorial Guinea)

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Senate (Equatorial Guinea)
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Basic data
Seat: Malabo
Legislative period : five years
First session: 2011
MPs: 70
Current legislative period
Last choice: May 26, 2013
Chair: Speaker, Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu
Distribution of seats:
54
1
15th
54 1 15th 
A total of 70 seats

The Senate ( Spanish Senado ) is the upper house of the Parliament of Equatorial Guinea . The Senate consists of 70 MPs, 15 of which are appointed by the President and 55 are elected by the population.

history

The Senate was established in 2011 under Article 70 of the Equatorial Guinea Constitution . It exists alongside the second chamber, the Cámara de Representantes del Pueblo , which already exercised legislative power before the Senate. On July 12, 2012, both chambers were officially opened by President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo .

elections

In the elections in 2013, three parties ran for election, but only two could prevail. The winner of the election was the Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial , which also dominates the House of Representatives with 99 out of 100 seats.

2013

Political party be right % Seats +/-
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea ( Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial ) 54 0
Movement for Social Democracy ( Convergencia para la Democracia Social ) 1 0
Selectable seats 55 0
Appointed Members 15th 0
total 70 0
Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Description of Parliament , website of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, accessed May 2015.
  2. ↑ Number of Members , Parliament's website, accessed May 2015.