Equatorial Guinea · Government
Government and administration in Equatorial Guinea
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Executive — President, Vice-President and Prime Minister
- Seven-year term, two-term limit since 2011.
- Legislative — Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- 100 deputies; 70 senators, 15 presidentially appointed.
- Judicial — Supreme Court and Constitutional Court
- Judicial Council chaired by the President.
- Local — Eight provinces
- Insular and mainland regions administered by appointed governors.
How legislation is made
Bills pass the Chamber of Deputies and Senate and are promulgated by the President, who may return a text for reconsideration.
Enforcement institutions
- National Police
- Civilian policing under the Ministry of the Interior.
- Public Prosecutor's Office
- Directs criminal prosecutions.
- Court of Auditors
- Public finance oversight, created in 2011.
Government bodies and regulators
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