Djibouti Profil Gouvernement

nom: Djibouti

coordonnées géographiques: 11 35 N, 43 09 E

différence de temps: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

27 Juin 1977 (from France)

Jour De l'Indépendance, 27 Juin (1977)

history: approved by referendum 4 Septembre 1992

amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by the National Assembly; Assembly consideration of proposals requires assent at least one third of the membership; passage requires a simple majority vote by the Assembly and approval by simple majority vote in a referendum; the president can opt to bypass a referendum if adopted by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; constitutional articles on the sovereignty of Djibouti, its republican form of government, and its pluralist form of democracy cannot by amended; amended 2006, 2008, 2010 (2017)

18 ans; universal

chef d'état (Président): Président Ismail Omar GUELLEH (depuis 8 May 1999)

chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil MOHAMED (depuis 1 April 2013)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister

elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term; election last held on 8 April 2016 (next to be held by 2021); prime minister appointed by the president

election results: Ismail Omar GUELLEH reelected president for a fourth term; percent of vote - Ismail Omar GUELLEH (RPP) 87%, Omar Elmi KHAIREH (CDU) 7.3%, other 5.6%