IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Central African Republic

Central African Republic

4,920,711	19
Population (as of July 31, 2021)	Elections in our database
910,784	60.37%
Registered Voters (as of July 31, 2021)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Central African National Assembly	Assemblée Nationale	Assembly
Central African Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Faustin-Archange TOUADERA
Head of Government: Prime Minister Henri-Marie DONDRA
Assembly: Central African Republic has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) with 105 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term. If no candidate receives an absolute majority in the first round, a second-round is held between the top two candidates.
Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) 105 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Central African National Assembly	1998-11-22	811,869	1,403,952	57.83%
Central African National Assembly	1998-12-13	811,869	1,500,000	54.12%
Central African Presidency	1999-09-19	-	-	-
Central African Presidency	2005-03-13	946,616	1,302,930	72.65%
Central African National Assembly	2005-03-13	977,730	1,452,211	67.33%
Central African Presidency	2005-05-08	977,730	1,452,211	67.33%
Central African National Assembly	2005-05-08	946,616	1,302,930	72.65%
Central African Presidency	2011-01-23	986,030	1,825,735	54.01%
Central African National Assembly	2011-01-23	1,116,620	1,825,735	61.16%
Central African National Assembly	2011-03-27	1,116,620	1,825,735	61.16%
Referendum	2015-12-13	741,056	1,954,433	37.92%
Central African Presidency	2015-12-30	1,132,886	1,954,433	57.96%
Central African National Assembly	2015-12-30	-	-	-
Central African Presidency	2016-02-14	1,153,300	1,954,433	-
Central African National Assembly	2016-02-14	-	-	-
Central African National Assembly	2016-03-31	542,546	1,225,300	-
Central African National Assembly	2020-12-27	-	-	-
Central African Presidency	2020-12-27	-	-	-
Central African Presidency	2021-02-14	695,126	910,784	-

Voter Turnout