Central African Republic: President, 14 February 2016

At stake in this election:

• The office of the President of the Central African Republic

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Interim President Catherine SAMBA-PANZA (since 23 January 2014)[1]
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Mahamat KAMOUN (since 10 August 2014)
• Assembly: Central African Republic has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 105 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.

Last Election:

• The first round of voting was held on 30 December 2015 with 30 candidates competing. No candidate won an absolute majority in the first round, necessitating a second round of voting between the two candidates with the highest number of votes in the first round (Anicet-Georges DOLOGUÉLÉ with 23.74% of the vote, and Faustin-Archange TOUADÉRA with 19.05% of the vote). The second round of voting was originally scheduled for 31 January 2016, but were postponed until 14 February 2016 due to logistical challenges.

Main candidates in the election:

• Anicet-Georges DOLOGUÉLÉ
  • Independent
• Faustin-Archange TOUADÉRA
  • Party: Union for Central African Renewal / Union pour le Renouveau Centrafricain (URCA)

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 5,391,539 (July 2015 est.)
• Registered Voters: 1,954,433 (December 2015)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 2,695,770 (2015 est.)
• Is Central African Republic a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Central African Republic ratified CEDAW: No[2]
• Gender Quota: No
• Female candidates in this election: No
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 13 (12.38%) of 105
• Human Development Index Position: 185
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High

Disability Data:

• Is Central African Republic a signatory to CRPD: Yes (9 May 2007)
• Has Central African Republic ratified CRPD: No
• Population with a disability: 808,731 (2015 est.)