Gabonese legislative election, 2006
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A legislative election was held in Gabon
on 17 December 2006 (although seven seats were only decided on 24 December 2006 due to logistical problems).
The Gabonese Democratic Party
(PDG) of President Omar Bongo
won 82 seats, with other parties who support him winning another seventeen seats, among them the National Woodcutters' Rally
of Paul M'ba Abessole
with seven seats (M'ba Abessole himself lost his seat, being defeated by the prime minister, Jean Eyeghe Ndong
), the Democratic and Republican Alliance
with three seats, the Circle of Reformist Liberals
with two seats and the Social Democratic Party
with one seat.
Opposition parties won seventeen seats: the Union of the Gabonese People
won eight seats, the Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development
four, the Gabonese Progress Party
two seats, the Congress for Democracy and Justice
one seat, the African Forum for Reconstruction
one seat and the National Woodcutters Rally-Kombila
one seat.
Independents won four seats.
In 20 constituencies, the results were annulled by the Constitutional Court because of problems with fraud and logistics, and the election was held again in these constituencies on 10 June 2007. Turnout was reported to be low. The PDG won in 11 of these constituencies, with its allies winning a further six, the opposition winning two and an independent winning one.
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
on 17 December 2006 (although seven seats were only decided on 24 December 2006 due to logistical problems).
The Gabonese Democratic Party
Gabonese Democratic Party
The Gabonese Democratic Party , is the ruling and dominant political party of Gabon. Its motto is Dialogue, Tolerance, Peace.It has held power since independence, first under Léon M'ba , then under Omar Bongo...
(PDG) of President Omar Bongo
Omar Bongo
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba , born as Albert-Bernard Bongo, was a Gabonese politician who was President of Gabon for 42 years from 1967 until his death in office in 2009....
won 82 seats, with other parties who support him winning another seventeen seats, among them the National Woodcutters' Rally
National Woodcutters' Rally
The National Woodcutters Rally is a political party in Gabon. It was founded in 1991 and led by Fr. Paul M'ba Abessole.The party is divided into two factions. A split occurred in July 1998 when Pierre-Andre Kombila founded the National Woodcutters' Rally - Democratic...
of Paul M'ba Abessole
Paul M'ba Abessole
Fr. Paul Mba Abessole is a Gabonese politician who heads the National Woodcutters' Rally – Rally for Gabon and was a leading opponent of President Omar Bongo during the 1990s...
with seven seats (M'ba Abessole himself lost his seat, being defeated by the prime minister, Jean Eyeghe Ndong
Jean Eyeghe Ndong
Jean Eyeghé Ndong is a Gabonese politician. He was the Prime Minister of Gabon from January 20, 2006 to July 17, 2009. He was also the First Vice-President of the Gabonese Democratic Party until 2009....
), the Democratic and Republican Alliance
Democratic and Republican Alliance
The Democratic and Republican Alliance is a political party in Gabon.At the legislative elections, 9 December 2001, the party won 3 out of 120 seats...
with three seats, the Circle of Reformist Liberals
Circle of Reformist Liberals
The Circle of Liberal Reformers is a political party in Gabon, formed in late 1992 and led by Jean-Boniface Assélé. It is part of the Presidential Majority supporting President Omar Bongo....
with two seats and the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Gabon)
The Social Democratic Party is a political party in Gabon. It is part of the Presidential Majority coalition and is led by Pierre-Claver Maganga Moussavou....
with one seat.
Opposition parties won seventeen seats: the Union of the Gabonese People
Union of the Gabonese People
The Union of the Gabonese People is an opposition political party in Gabon. Officially registered in 1991, the current party president is Pierre Mamboundou....
won eight seats, the Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development
Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development
The Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development is an political party in Gabon...
four, the Gabonese Progress Party
Gabonese Progress Party
The Gabonese Progress Party is a political party in Gabon.The PGP was established as a left-leaning party in March 1990, at the beginning of the wave of democratization that swept Africa in the early 1990s. Initially its key leaders were Pierre-Louis Agondjo Okawé, who was President, Marc Saturnin...
two seats, the Congress for Democracy and Justice
Congress for Democracy and Justice
The Congress for Democracy and Justice is a political party in Gabon, led by Jules-Aristide Bourdes-Ogouliguende.In the 17 December/24 December 2006 parliamentary election, the CDJ won one out of 120 seats in the National Assembly. Bourdes-Ogouliguende was the only CDJ candidate to win a seat....
one seat, the African Forum for Reconstruction
African Forum for Reconstruction
The African Forum for Reconstruction is a political party in Gabon. It is a radical opposition party led by Léon Mbou Yembi. In the 17 December/24 December 2006 parliamentary election, the party won one out of 120 seats in the National Assembly; this seat was won by Mbou Yembi....
one seat and the National Woodcutters Rally-Kombila
National Woodcutters Rally-Kombila
The National Woodcutters Rally-Kombila , also known as the National Woodcutters' Rally - Democratic , is a political party in Gabon. It is a dissident faction of the National Woodcutters Rally, which was founded in 1991 by Fr. Paul M'ba Abessole...
one seat.
Independents won four seats.
In 20 constituencies, the results were annulled by the Constitutional Court because of problems with fraud and logistics, and the election was held again in these constituencies on 10 June 2007. Turnout was reported to be low. The PDG won in 11 of these constituencies, with its allies winning a further six, the opposition winning two and an independent winning one.