2018 Djiboutian parliamentary election

2018 Djiboutian parliamentary election

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All 65 seats in the National Assembly
First party Second party   Leader Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Party UMP UDJ–PDD Seats won 57 7 Seat change 2 New Popular vote 105,278 13,088 Percentage 87.83% 10.92% Swing 26.3pp New
President of the National Assembly before election Mohamed Ali Houmed RPP Elected President of the National Assembly Mohamed Ali Houmed RPP

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Parliamentary elections were held in Djibouti on 23 February 2018.^[1] The election was boycotted by the main opposition parties, including some of the parties in the Union for National Salvation coalition, which had won 10 seats in the previous elections in 2013.^[2]

According to government figures, the ruling Union for the Presidential Majority won 57 of 65 seats in Parliament. The opposition Union for Democracy and Justice–Djibouti Party for Development (UDJ–PDD) won seven seats in Djibouti city electoral district. The UMP ran unopposed in three electoral districts (Dikhil, Obock and Arta, 18 seats).^[3]