IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Central African Republic

Central African Republic

5,552,228	19
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)	Elections in our database
1,858,230	62.10%
Registered Voters (as of July 30, 2023)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Central African National Assembly	Assemblée Nationale	Assembly
Central African Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Faustin-Archange TOUADÉRA (since 23 March 2016)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Felix MOLOUA (since 11 June 2021)
Assembly: unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 140 seats

Description of electoral system:

The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote and serves up to two 5-year terms.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
In the National Assembly, all 140 members are directly elected by absolute majority vote within single-seat constituencies. All members serve 5-year terms.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Central African National Assembly	1998-11-22	811,869	1,403,952	57.83
Central African National Assembly	1998-12-13	811,869	1,500,000	54.12
Central African Presidency	1999-09-19	-	-	-
Central African Presidency	2005-03-13	946,616	1,302,930	72.65
Central African National Assembly	2005-03-13	977,730	1,452,211	67.33
Central African Presidency	2005-05-08	977,730	1,452,211	67.33
Central African National Assembly	2005-05-08	946,616	1,302,930	72.65
Central African Presidency	2011-01-23	986,030	1,825,735	54.01
Central African National Assembly	2011-01-23	1,116,620	1,825,735	61.16
Central African National Assembly	2011-03-27	1,116,620	1,825,735	61.16
Referendum	2015-12-13	741,056	1,954,433	37.92
Central African Presidency	2015-12-30	1,132,886	1,954,433	57.96
Central African National Assembly	2016-02-14	-	-	-
Central African Presidency	2016-02-14	1,153,300	1,954,433	59.01
Central African National Assembly	2016-03-31	542,546	1,225,300	44.28
Central African National Assembly	2020-12-27	-	-	-
Central African Presidency	2020-12-27	-	-	-
Central African Presidency	2021-02-14	695,126	910,784	76.32
Referendum	2023-07-30	1,630,475	1,858,230	87.74

Voter Turnout

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