At stake in this election:

• 55 seats in the House of People’s Representatives

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO *
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Vicente EHATE TOMI
• Assembly: Equatorial Guinea has a bicameral National Assembly consisting of the Senate (Senado) with 70 seats and the House of People's Representatives (Camara de Representantes del Pueblo) with 100 seats.

* OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO became president after seizing power in a military coup. He was last reelected in 2009.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 7-year term.
• Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
• In the Senate (Senado), 55 members are elected and 15 members are appointed by the President*. In the House of People's Representatives (Camara de Representantes del Pueblo) 100 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.

* The May 26, 2013 election establishes the Senate. Previously, Equatorial Guinea had a unicameral system.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) / Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial
  • Leader: Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO
• Party: Citizens for Innovation / Ciudadnos para Innovacion
  • Leader: Nsé Obiang OBONO 
• Coalition: Together We Can / Juntos Podemos
  • Leader: Santiago Obama NDONG 

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 1,267,689 (2017 est.)
• Registered Voters: 325,555 ( 2017)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 565,935 (2017 est.)
• Is Equatorial Guinea a signatory to CEDAW: N/A
• Has Equatorial Guinea ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (23 October 1984)
• Gender Quota: Yes
• Female candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 20 (House) 11 (Senate)
• Human Development Index Position: 141 (2018)
• 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: 111,111 (2017 est.)