Politics of the Central African Republic

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Central African Republic
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Politics of the Central African Republic takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President is both head of state and head of government (with an executive Prime Minister). Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The official government was deposed in March 15, 2003 by forces under the rebel leader François Bozizé, who promised elections in 18 to 30 months. A new cabinet was set up in April 1, 2003. Elections were held on March 13, 2005.

1 Executive branch
2 Legislative branch
3 Political parties and elections
4 Judicial branch
5 Administrative divisions
6 International organization participation

Main office holders
Office	Name	Party	Since
President	François Bozizé		15 March 2003
Prime Minister	Élie Doté		13 June 2005

The president is elected by popular vote for a six-year term, the prime minister is appointed by the president.

The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 105 members, elected for a five-year term using the two-round (or Run-off) system.

For other political parties see List of political parties in the Central African Republic. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in the Central African Republic.

Main article: Central African Republic elections, 2005

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**Summary of the 13 March and 8 May 2005 Central African Republic presidential election results**
Candidates (Nominating parties)	Votes 1st round	%	Votes 2nd round	%
François Bozizé (Independent)	382,241	42.97%	610,903	64.60%
Martin Ziguélé (Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People)	209,357	23.53%	334,716	35.40%
André Kolingba (Central African Democratic Rally)	145,495	16.36%	-	-
Jean-Paul Ngoupandé (National Unity Party)	45,182	5.08%	-	-
Charles Massi (Democratic Forum for Modernity)	28,618	3.22%	-	-
Abel Goumba (Patriotic Front for Progress)	22,297	2.51%	-	-
Henri Pouzère (Independent)	18,647	2.10%	-	-
Josué Binoua (Independent)	13,559	1.52%	-	-
Jean-Jacques Démafouth (Independent)	11,279	1.27%	-	-
Auguste Boukanga (Union for Renewal and Democracy)	7,085	0.80%	-	-
Olivier Gabirault (Alliance for Democracy and Progress)	5,834	0.66%	-	-
Total	889,594		945,619
Invalid votes	57,022		32,111
Total votes	946,616		977,730
Registered voters	1,302,930		1,452,211
Voter turnout	72.7%		67.3%
Source: African Elections Database

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**Summary of the 13 March and 8 May 2005 National Assembly of the Central African Republic election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa" (Convergence Nationale "Kwa Na Kwa")			42
Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (Mouvement pour la Libération du Peuple Centrafricain)			11
Central African Democratic Rally (Rassemblement Démocratique Centrafricain)			8
Social Democratic Party (Parti Social Démocratique)			4
Patriotic Front for Progress (Front Patriotique pour le Progrès)			2
Alliance for Democracy and Progress (Alliance pour la Démocratie et le Progrès)			2
Löndö Association (Association Löndö)			1
Non partisans			34
Invalidated			1
Total (turnout %)			105

Supreme Court or Cour Supreme, judges appointed by the president; Constitutional Court, judges appointed by the president

The Central African Republic is divided in 14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Gribingui*, Haute-Kotto, Haute-Sangha, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo-Gribingui, Lobaye, Mbomou, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha*, Vakaga.

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