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🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea

Authoritarian presidential republic under family rule

SystemAuthoritarian presidential republic under family rule
Head of statePresident Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, in power since 1979
Head of governmentPrime Minister Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua
LegislatureParliament · a 100-seat Chamber of Deputies and a Senate, almost entirely held by the ruling PDGE
ElectionsElections are held but officially reported results near 95 to 100 percent leave no genuine competition
Last election2022-11-20 · general election
Next election2027 · legislative election due

Obiang is the world's longest-serving president, having seized power from his uncle in 1979, and his son Teodorín serves as vice president and presumed heir. Oil made the small state one of Africa's richest per capita on paper, but wealth is concentrated and corruption cases against the family have been pursued in French and US courts. Opposition activity is effectively criminalised.

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