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Prior to 1991, the PDGE was the sole legal political organization in the country. Still, the PDGE has been the dominant party since its inception, and it typically wins almost all seats in the Parliament. In the 2004 legislative election, 98 of 100 seats were won by either PDGE members or "opposition" parties that support Obiang; in the 2008 legislative election, the PDGE and its allies won a total of 99 out of 100 seats.[6] Similarly, Obiang typically wins 95-99% of the vote in presidential elections, with the opposition regularly calling for boycotts. In the 2016 presidential election, however, Obiang won around 93% of the vote, a new low for his presidency.
The party has an extremely narrow base, which is the Esangui clan of the Fang tribe, located in the Mongomo region of Río Muni. Since independence in 1968, Equatorial Guinea has been ruled by a single family; the first president, Francisco Macías Nguema, was overthrown by his nephew, Obiang, in the 1979 coup d'état. The party has been criticized for acting in a very authoritarian manner and teaming up with the government to inform on political dissidents. The party is considered by the vast majority of international observers to be corrupt.
The PDGE has little in the way of a platform or guiding ideology other than support for Obiang, although it has sometimes been described as pseudo-populist. One of its few concrete policy stances is support of foreign investment in the oil sector. Some of the few other tenets of the PDGE are militarism and anti-separatism (which often amounts to Fang chauvinism).
The community leaders in all of rural Equatorial Guinea are strongly pressured to be members of the party, and also pressure citizens throughout their communities into joining.
Although almost all the highest placed political appointments are held by former soldiers, the core military force, the Army, remains somewhat underfunded in favour of naval and air-force maintenance. Government expenditures are equal to less than 10% of GDP, with military expenditures accounting for roughly 25-35% of that figure. The amount of the budget spent on schooling, healthcare and other such investments is in proximity to the military budget. The constitution guarantees that the government will have a monopoly in certain industries, although much has been done to privatise these industries, in similar fashion to the way oil drilling was privatised. The party also has a minister for women, and has in recent years pursued a female empowerment agenda.
15 members of the Senate are appointed by the President
Referencesedit
^Jideonwo, Chude (30 May 2016). "We've seen Donald Trump's type of populism in Africa, it always ends in tears". Quartz Africa. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^"Equatorial Guinea country profile". BBC News. 8 May 2018.
^Simon, Allison (11 July 2014). "Equatorial Guinea: One man's fight against dictatorship". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
^. Freedom House. 13 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
^"Equatorial Guinea: Freedom in the World 2022 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
^"Guinée équatoriale: le parti présidentiel grand vainqueur des législatives" May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, AFP, May 9, 2008 (in French).
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish May 2017 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Spanish article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 5 118 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es Partido Democratico de Guinea Ecuatorial see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated es Partido Democratico de Guinea Ecuatorial to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea Spanish Partido Democratico de Guinea Ecuatorial abbreviated PDGE is the ruling political party in Equatorial Guinea It was established by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on 11 October 1987 Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea Partido Democratico de Guinea EcuatorialAbbreviationPDGEPresidentTeodoro Obiang NguemaSecretary GeneralJeronimo Osa Osa EcoroFounded11 October 1987 36 years ago 1987 10 11 HeadquartersMalaboIdeologyPopulism 1 Authoritarianism 2 3 4 Fang interests 5 Political positionBig tentChamber of Deputies100 100Senate70 70Party flagWebsitewww wbr pdge guineaecuatorial wbr comPolitics of Equatorial GuineaPolitical partiesElectionsPrior to 1991 the PDGE was the sole legal political organization in the country Still the PDGE has been the dominant party since its inception and it typically wins almost all seats in the Parliament In the 2004 legislative election 98 of 100 seats were won by either PDGE members or opposition parties that support Obiang in the 2008 legislative election the PDGE and its allies won a total of 99 out of 100 seats 6 Similarly Obiang typically wins 95 99 of the vote in presidential elections with the opposition regularly calling for boycotts In the 2016 presidential election however Obiang won around 93 of the vote a new low for his presidency The party has an extremely narrow base which is the Esangui clan of the Fang tribe located in the Mongomo region of Rio Muni Since independence in 1968 Equatorial Guinea has been ruled by a single family the first president Francisco Macias Nguema was overthrown by his nephew Obiang in the 1979 coup d etat The party has been criticized for acting in a very authoritarian manner and teaming up with the government to inform on political dissidents The party is considered by the vast majority of international observers to be corrupt Contents 1 Stances 2 Electoral history 2 1 Presidential elections 2 2 Chamber of Deputies elections 2 3 Senate elections 2 3 1 Notes 3 References 4 External linksStances editThe PDGE has little in the way of a platform or guiding ideology other than support for Obiang although it has sometimes been described as pseudo populist One of its few concrete policy stances is support of foreign investment in the oil sector Some of the few other tenets of the PDGE are militarism and anti separatism which often amounts to Fang chauvinism The community leaders in all of rural Equatorial Guinea are strongly pressured to be members of the party and also pressure citizens throughout their communities into joining Although almost all the highest placed political appointments are held by former soldiers the core military force the Army remains somewhat underfunded in favour of naval and air force maintenance Government expenditures are equal to less than 10 of GDP with military expenditures accounting for roughly 25 35 of that figure The amount of the budget spent on schooling healthcare and other such investments is in proximity to the military budget The constitution guarantees that the government will have a monopoly in certain industries although much has been done to privatise these industries in similar fashion to the way oil drilling was privatised The party also has a minister for women and has in recent years pursued a female empowerment agenda Electoral history editPresidential elections edit Election Party candidate Votes Result1989 Teodoro Obiang Nguem 99 Elected nbsp Y1996 179 592 97 8 Elected nbsp Y2002 204 367 97 1 Elected nbsp Y2009 260 462 95 36 Elected nbsp Y2016 271 177 92 70 Elected nbsp Y2022 405 910 97 00 Elected nbsp YChamber of Deputies elections edit Election Party leader Votes Seats Position Result1988 Teodoro Obiang 99 2 60 60 New nbsp 1st Sole legal party1993 54 589 69 8 68 80 nbsp 8 nbsp 1st Supermajority government1999 156 949 85 5 75 80 nbsp 7 nbsp 1st Supermajority government2004 99 892 49 4 68 100 nbsp 7 nbsp 1st Supermajority government2008 99 100 nbsp 31 nbsp 1st Supermajority government2013 99 100 nbsp 0 nbsp 1st Supermajority government2017 92 00 99 100 nbsp 0 nbsp 1st Supermajority government2022 100 100 nbsp 1 nbsp 1st Supermajority governmentSenate elections edit Election Party leader Votes Seats Position Result2013 Teodoro Obiang 54 70 nbsp 54 nbsp 1st Governing supermajority2017 92 00 55 70 nbsp 1 nbsp 1st Governing supermajority2022 55 70 nbsp 0 nbsp 1st Governing supermajorityNotes edit 15 members of the Senate are appointed by the PresidentReferences edit Jideonwo Chude 30 May 2016 We ve seen Donald Trump s type of populism in Africa it always ends in tears Quartz Africa Retrieved 10 October 2020 Equatorial Guinea country profile BBC News 8 May 2018 Simon Allison 11 July 2014 Equatorial Guinea One man s fight against dictatorship The Guardian Retrieved 9 May 2017 Equatorial Guinea Ignorance worth fistfuls of dollars Freedom House 13 June 2012 Archived from the original on 23 June 2012 Retrieved 19 January 2017 Equatorial Guinea Freedom in the World 2022 Country Report Freedom House Retrieved 2023 06 08 Guinee equatoriale le parti presidentiel grand vainqueur des legislatives Archived May 20 2011 at the Wayback Machine AFP May 9 2008 in French External links editDemocratic Party of Equatorial Guinea Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea amp oldid 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