2003 Djiboutian parliamentary election

2003 Djiboutian parliamentary election

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All 65 seats in the National Assembly
  First party
 
Leader Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
Party UMP
Seats won 65
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 52,411
Percentage 62.40%
Swing Decrease18.11pp

Parliamentary elections were held in Djibouti on 10 January 2003 to elect the National Assembly of Djibouti. The ruling coalition of President Ismail Omar Guelleh won all 65 seats in the election, defeating an opposition coalition.

The elections were the first in which women were elected to parliament after a new law was passed requiring a minimum of 10% male or female candidates in candidate lists.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Djibouti: parliamentary elections Assemblée nationale, 2003". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  2. ^ "President's backers win Djibouti poll". BBC. 11 January 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2009.