2013 Djiboutian parliamentary election

2013 Djiboutian parliamentary election

22 February 2013

All 65 seats in the National Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
Registered184,160
Turnout66.60% ( 6.01pp)
  First party Second party
  USN
Leader Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Omar Elmi Khaireh
Party UMP USN
Seats won 55 10
Seat change 10 New
Popular vote 74,016 42,897
Percentage 61.53% 35.66%
Swing 38.47pp New

Results by region

President of the National Assembly before election

Idriss Arnaoud Ali
RPP

Elected President of the National Assembly

Idriss Arnaoud Ali
RPP

Parliamentary elections were held in Djibouti on 22 February 2013. After their boycott of the 2008 elections, opposition groups contested the elections as the Union for National Safety alliance.

According to government figures, the ruling Union for the Presidential Majority won 55 of 65 seats in Parliament, while the USN won the remaining 10 seats. It was the first time since independence in 1977 that opposition parties had been represented in the legislature. However, the USN claimed the figures for Djibouti city were falsified and released alternative results which would have reduced the UMP to 34 seats and increased their total from 10 to 31.