Elections in Western Sahara - Definition

Elections in Western Sahara gives information on election and election results in Western Sahara. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

Western Sahara elects on national level a legislature. The National Assembly has 101 members, elected by local and regional conferences. At the last elections, october 1995, representatives of the Frente Popular de Liberación de Seguía el-Hamra y Río de Oro or Popular Front for the Liberation of Seguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), were elected. As long as there is no independence, no new elections are planned. No other parties are allowed.

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Electionworld (http://www.electionworld.org/sahara.htm)