Gabon: Government
Key Figures
- Chief of State:
- President Ali Bongo Ondimba
- Head of Government:
- Prime Minister Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze
Overview
- Government Name:
- Gabonese Republic
- Constitution:
- Adopted: 1961; Rewritten in 1991, establishes a republican form of government with strong presidential powers, contains provisions of a bill of rights and a council that protects those rights.
- Government Type:
- Republic
Index of Economic Freedom
Country Risk Rating
Government Branches
Main Powers | Election Process | Election Cycle 1 | |
---|---|---|---|
Executive | The president is the head of state and has strong powers. The president appoints and can dismiss the prime minister, cabinet, and judges of supreme court and has authority to dissolve the national assembly and delay legislation. The prime minister is in charge of government day to day execution operations. |
The president is elected by plurality vote. |
7 years |
Judicial | The judicial branch upholds the constitution and is the highest court of the land. |
Constitutional court judges are appointed as follows: 3 by the national president, 3 by the president of the senate, and 3 by the president of the national assembly. |
7 years |
Legislative | The legislative branch is in charge of making laws. |
The senate is elected by members of municipal councils and departmental assemblies. The national assembly is elected by majority vote in single member constituencies. |
5 years |
Regional Trade Blocs
International Organization Participation [2]
Environmental Agreements [3]
Tax Information [2]
- Tax Authority:
- Information not available
- Tax Name:
- Information not available
Sources:
- ElectionGuide http://www.electionguide.org/
- EY, http://www.ey.com
- CIA World Factbook, https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/
- U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/