Elections in Guinea-Bissau
- Elections in Guinea-Bissau
Elections in Guinea-Bissau gives information on election and election results in Guinea-Bissau.
Guinea-Bissau elects on national level a head of state (the president) and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National People's Assembly ("Assembleia Nacional Popular") has 102 members, elected for a four year term in multi-member constituencies. Guinea-Bissau has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Latest elections
2005 Presidential election
2004 Parliamentary election
Past elections
ee also
* Electoral calendar
* Electoral system
External links
* [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/g/guineabissau/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
* [http://africanelections.tripod.com/gw.html African Elections Database]
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