At stake in this election:

• The office of the President of the Equatorial Guinea

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Teodoro Obiang NGUEMA (since 3 August 1979)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Candido Muatetema RIVAS (4 March 2001 - 14 June 2004)
• Assembly: Equatorial Guinea has a unicameral Asemblea Nacional (National Assembly) composed of 100 seats.

Description of electoral system

• The president of Equatorial Guinea is directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term, with eligibility for a second term.

Last Election:

• The last presidential election was held on 25 February 1996. 

Main candidates in the election:

• Teodoro Obiang NGUEMA
  • Party: Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea/Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial
• Bonaventura Monsuy ASUMU
  • Party: Social Democratic Coalition Party/Partido de la Coalicion Socialista Democratica
• Celestino Bonifacio BACALE
  • Party: CPDS
• Jeremias Ondo NGOMO
  • Party: UP
• Secundino Oyono AGWONG ADA
  • Party: CSDP

Population and number of registered voters:

·         Population: 567,664 (2002)

·         Registered Voters: 215,477 (2002)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 276,635 (2002)

·         Is Equatorial Guinea a signatory to CEDAW: N/A

·         Has Equatorial Guinea ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (23 October 1984)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 4 (following the 1999 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 138 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is Equatorial Guinea a signatory to CRPD: No

·         Has Equatorial Guinea ratified CRPD: No

·         Population with a disability: 85,149 (est.)