Political Parties and Elections
For other political parties see List of political parties in Equatorial Guinea. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Equatorial Guinea.| Candidates | Parties | % |
|---|---|---|
| Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial) | 97.1 |
| Celestino Bonifacio Bacalé | Convergence for Social Democracy (Convergencia para la Democracia Social) | 2.2 |
| Jeremías Ondo Ngomo | Popular Union | 0.3 |
| Buenaventura Monsuy Asumu | Party of the Social Democratic Coalition | 0.2 |
| Secundino Oyono Agwong Ada | Social Democratic and Popular Convergence | 0.2 |
| Total (turnout 98%) | 100 | |
| Source: African Elections | ||
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial) | 99,892 | 49.4 | 68 |
| Democratic Opposition in alliance with PDGE | 85,822 | 42.4 | 30 |
| Convergence for Social Democracy (Convergencia para la Democracia Social) | 12,202 | 6.0 | 2 |
| Others | 4,353 | 2.1 | - |
| Total (turnout 96%) (boycotted by the majority of the opposition) | 202,269 | 100 | |
| Source: African Elections | |||
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