  national-level elections in djibouti are held for the president and the unicameral national assembly (assemblÃ©e nationale). djibouti is a one party dominant state with the people's rally for progress (rpp) in power. opposition parties are allowed, but currently have no seats in the legislature. freedom house considers the recent elections in djibouti to be "not free". ==electoral system== ===president=== the president is directly elected for a five-year term using a two-round system.election profile ifes until 2010, the president was elected for two six-year terms. the constitution was then changed, which scrapped term limits and reduced the term to five years. candidates may not be older than 75 years old.mps in djibouti scrap term limits bbc news, 19 april 2010 ===legislature=== the national assembly has 65 seats, of which 52 are elected by plurality voting multi-member constituencies, and 13 elected by proportional representation.election profile ifes until a change in the electoral law in november 2012, all 65 seats were elected by plurality vote in multi-member constituencies. ==references==  ==external links== *national electoral commission of djibouti  *djibouti adam carr's election archive *djibouti african elections database    
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