{"iso":"GQ","name":"Equatorial Guinea","flag":"\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf6","vote":"Presidential vote \u00b7 official result, not competitive","model":"noncomp","updated":"2022-11-20","source":"2022 election result, official count","credit":"No regular published national polling. Shares are the presidential vote of 20 November 2022, official results as published by the electoral authorities. The official 97 percent for Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, in power since 1979, reflects a system in which opposition activity is effectively criminalised. The concurrent legislative vote gave the ruling PDGE and its allies every seat.","shares":{"PDGE":97.0,"CPDS":2.3,"PCSD":0.7},"polls":[],"parties":{"PDGE":{"name":"Partido Democratico de Guinea Ecuatorial","color":"#1B7A3D","name_en":"Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea"},"CPDS":{"name":"Convergencia para la Democracia Social","color":"#C8102E","name_en":"Convergence for Social Democracy"},"PCSD":{"name":"Partido de la Coalicion Social Democrata","color":"#2E86C1","name_en":"Party of the Social Democratic Coalition"}},"primer":{"system":"Authoritarian presidential republic under family rule","head_of_state":"President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, in power since 1979","head_of_government":"Prime Minister Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua","legislature":"Chamber of Deputies of 100 members and a Senate, almost entirely held by the ruling PDGE.","electoral_system":"The president is directly elected by plurality for seven-year terms. Deputies are elected by closed-list proportional representation.","government_now":"Obiang is the world's longest-serving president, and his son Teodor\u00edn serves as vice president and presumed heir. The PDGE and allies hold every elected seat.","context":"Oil made the small state one of Africa's richest per capita on paper, but wealth is concentrated and corruption cases against the ruling family have been pursued in French and US courts. A legislative election is due in 2027.","sources":"Cross-checked against the English-language MediaWiki encyclopedic record via its public API, 2 July 2026."},"parties_info":{"PDGE":["Partido Democratico de Guinea Ecuatorial","Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea","Ruling party of President Teodoro Obiang since 1987; a dominant-authoritarian machine that controls virtually every elected office."],"CPDS":["Convergencia para la Democracia Social","Convergence for Social Democracy","Social-democratic party long the only tolerated opposition; effectively shut out and holds no seats."],"PCSD":["Partido de la Coalicion Social Democrata","Party of the Social Democratic Coalition","Small party operating inside Obiang's dominant coalition; holds no independent seats."]},"seats_now":{"chamber":"Chamber of Deputies","as_of":"2022 election","total":100,"seats":{"PDGE":100,"CPDS":0,"PCSD":0}},"has_geo":true,"geo_meta":{"kind":"admin1","source":"Natural Earth 10m admin-1 states/provinces (nvkelso/natural-earth-vector), retrieved 2026-07-02","note":"Region set and any internationally-disputed territories follow the Natural Earth source dataset. Far overseas/outlying territories may fall outside the primary map frame."},"next_election":{"date":"2029","title":"Equatorial Guinean presidential election","chamber":"President","type":"expected"}}