Chamber of People's Representatives
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The unicameral House of People's Representatives of Equatorial Guinea (in spanish
: Cámara de los Representantes del Pueblo) is the country's legislative body.
The last House of People's Representatives, formed following the parliamentary election
held on 25 April 2004, has a total of 100 members who are directly elected though a system of party-list proportional representation
. Members serve five-year terms.
Fourteen women occupy seats in the House of People's Representatives.
Salomón Nguema Owono is the current president of the House of People's Representatives.
The current House of People's Representative, formed following the parliamentary election
held on 4 May 2008.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Cámara de los Representantes del Pueblo) is the country's legislative body.
The last House of People's Representatives, formed following the parliamentary election
Equatorial Guinean legislative election, 2004
Legislative elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 25 April 2004. They were won by the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, which took 68 of the 100 seats in the Chamber of People's Representatives....
held on 25 April 2004, has a total of 100 members who are directly elected though a system of party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in elections in which multiple candidates are elected...
. Members serve five-year terms.
Fourteen women occupy seats in the House of People's Representatives.
Salomón Nguema Owono is the current president of the House of People's Representatives.
The current House of People's Representative, formed following the parliamentary election
Equatorial Guinean legislative election, 2004
Legislative elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 25 April 2004. They were won by the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, which took 68 of the 100 seats in the Chamber of People's Representatives....
held on 4 May 2008.
See also
- History of Equatorial GuineaHistory of Equatorial Guinea-Pre-colonial history:The first inhabitants of the region that is now Equatorial Guinea are believed to have been Pygmies, of whom only isolated pockets remain in northern Rio Muni. Bantu migrations between the 17th and 19th centuries brought the coastal tribes and later the Fang...
- List of national legislatures
- Legislative branch