Constitution: new constitution 17 November 1991
Legal system: partly based on Spanish civil law and tribal custom
Suffrage: universal adult at age NA
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA
MBASOGO (since 3 August 1979); election last held 25 June 1989 (next
to be held 25 June 1996); results - President Brig. Gen. (Ret.)
Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO was reelected without opposition
head of government: Prime Minister Silvestre SIALE BILEKA (since 17
January 1992); Vice Prime Minister Anatolio NDONG MBA (since November
1993)
cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the president
Legislative branch: unicameral
House of People's Representatives: (Camara de Representantes del
Pueblo) elections last held 21 November 1993; seats - (82 total) PDGE
72, various opposition parties 10
Judicial branch: Supreme Tribunal
Political parties and leaders:
ruling party: Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea (PDGE), Brig.
Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, party leader
opposition parties: Progressive Democratic Alliance (ADP),
Antonio-Ebang Mbele Abang, president; Popular Action of Equatorial
Guinea (APGE),Casiano Masi Edu, leader; Liberal Democratic Convention
(CLD), Alfonso Nsue MOKUY, president; Convergence for Social Democracy
(CPDS),Santiago Obama Ndong, president; Social Democratic and Popular
Convergence (CSDP), Secundino Oyono Agueng Ada, general secretary;
Party of the Social Democratic Coalition (PCSD), Buenaventura Moswi
M'Asumu, general coordinater; Liberal Party (PL), leaders unknown;
Party of Progress (PP), Severo MOTO Nsa, president; Social Democratic
Party (PSD), Benjamin-Gabriel Balingha Balinga Alene, general
secretary; Socialist Party of Equatorial Guinea (PSGE), Tomas MICHEBE
Fernandez, general secretary; National Democratic Union (UDENA), Jose
MECHEBA Ikaka, president; Democratic Social Union (UDS), Jesus Nze
Obama Avomo, general secretary; Popular Union (UP), Juan Bitui,
president
Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, BDEAC, CEEAC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD,
ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS (associate), ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT
(nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAS (observer), OAU,
UDEAC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires ad interim Teodoro
Biyogo NSUE
chancery: (temporary) 57 Magnolia Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10553
telephone: [1] (914) 738-9584, 667-6913
FAX: [1] (914) 667-6838
US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Charge d'Affaires Joseph P. O'NEILL embassy: Calle de Los Ministros, Malabo mailing address: P.O. Box 597, Malabo telephone: [240] (9) 21-85, 24-06, 25-07 FAX: [240] (9) 21-64