2013 Djiboutian parliamentary election

none Djibouti 2013 parliamentary 2008 Djiboutian parliamentary election 2008 2018 Djiboutian parliamentary election 2018 All 65 seats in the National Assembly 33 22 February 2013 184,160 66.60% ( 6.01pp) Ismail Omar Guelleh 2010.jpg Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Union for the Presidential Majority (Djibouti) 55 10 74,016 61.53% 38.47pp USN Omar Elmi Khaireh Union for National Salvation 10 New 42,897 35.66% New 2013 Djiboutian parliamentary election - Results by constituency.svg Results by region President of the National Assembly Idriss Arnaoud Ali Idriss Arnaoud Ali People's Rally for Progress People's Rally for Progress Parliamentary elections were held in Djibouti on 22 February 2013.IOG takes risk of renewing RPP top brass Africa Intelligence, 6 October 2012 After their boycott of the 2008 elections, opposition groups contested the elections as the Union for National Safety alliance.Djibouti regime facing tough poll February 21, 2013 The Australian 2013-02-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20130222072322/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/djibouti-regime-facing-tough-poll/story-fn3dxix6-1226582922306 subscription live https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/djibouti-regime-facing-tough-poll/news-story/0b5df698d014ae519c9a95b8fd94d7a2 According to government figures, the ruling Union for the Presidential Majority won 55 of 65 seats in Parliament, while the USN won the remaining 10 seats. It was the first time since independence in 1977 that opposition parties had been represented in the legislature. However, the USN claimed the figures for Djibouti city were falsified and released alternative results which would have reduced the UMP to 34 seats and increased their total from 10 to 31. Electoral system In 2013 the previous winner-takes-all party block vote was abandoned. Instead the elections were held using closed list systems in which 80% of seats (rounded to the nearest integer) in each constituency were awarded to the party receiving the most votes. The remaining seats were allocated proportionally to other parties receiving over 10% of the vote using the D'Hondt method. In cases where no other party received more than 10% of the vote, all seats in a constituency were awarded to the party receiving the most votes.The 2012 amendment to art. 33 of the electoral law https://web.archive.org/web/20180213022427/http://www.presidence.dj/PresidenceOld/jo/2012/loiorg16an12.php 2018-02-13 President of Djibouti Results File:Djiboutian parliamentary election, 2013.svg Union for the Presidential Majority 74016 55 –10 Union for National Salvation 42897 10 New Centre of Unified Democrats 3389 0 New #87CEEB 0 2345 184160 Journal Officiel By region RegionUMPUSNCUD%Seats%Seats%SeatsDjibouti49.42847.673.00Arta69.4230.61––Ali Sabeh51.0544.414.60Dikhil88.3119.502.30Tadjourah83.4512.114.50Obock96.643.40––Total61.55535.7102.80 Aftermath On 26 February 2013, UNS spokesman Daher Ahmed Farah said police fired tear gas on demonstrators that were protesting the election results. 300 people were arrested. "The situation is tense," Farah said. "The opposition won the elections and the victory was denied... the numbers were manipulated."http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=57197 .:Middle East Online::Djibouti opposition protesters clash with police:. www.middle-east-online.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140201205956/http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=57197 2014-02-01 The National Assembly began meeting for its new parliamentary term on 18 March 2013. Idriss Arnaoud Ali was re-elected without opposition as President of the National Assembly. 10 opposition deputies were not present."La nouvelle assemblée nationale tient sa séance inaugurale", Agence Djiboutienne d'Information, 18 March 2013 frSéance Inaugurale de la 7ème Législature de l’Assemblée nationale: Arnaoud reconduit au « perchoir » https://archive.today/20130410043211/http://www.africatime.com/djibouti/nouvelle.asp?no_nouvelle=728061&no_categorie= 2013-04-10 La Nation, 19 March 2013 fr References Category:Parliamentary elections in Djibouti Djibouti Parliamentary Djibouti