2003 Djiboutian parliamentary election information
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
Popular vote
52,411
Percentage
62.40%
Swing
18.11pp
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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]
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