Electoral System

General features

A general overview of the electoral system of this country.

Elective Institutions

Al Mutamar Al Watani Al Aam / General National Congress

Name of Institution: المؤتمر الوطني العام الجديد or General National Congress
Type of Institution: Lower House of Bicameral Parliament
Frequency of elections: Every x years

Constitution:
Electoral Legislation: Law xx, (year of law, relevant articles etc.)
Party Law: (if there are no parties in this country or type of election, state “Parties not allowed” or “No role for parties in these elections”)

Body in charge of election process: The High National Election Commission - HNEC
Body responsible for definitive results
Body responsible for appeals & complaints
Body in charge of accepting candidates

Voting system: Party list and Independent candidacies
Method of seat allocation (in proportional systems only): 80 were elected through a party list system of proportional representation, and 120 were elected as independents in multiple-member districts.
Electoral threshold (in proportional systems only): Percentage at local/national level
Balloting procedure: Marked ballot / Electronic voting system/ French ballot & envelope system
Others: proxy voting; mandatory voting; etc.

Number of elected officials & mode of designation: Number of representatives. Directly or indirectly elected (Choose, Delete, Add what is relevant)
Mode of candidacy: Individual candidacies, Lists (multiple member districts)
Constituencies: Number of? Administrative or drawn-up electoral districts? Single-member or multi-member? (Choose, Delete, Add what is relevant)
District magnitude: Number of seats per district. Calculation of? Range between smallest and highest values. (Choose, Delete, Add what is relevant)
Reserved seats for a group of people:
Electoral campaign:

Requirements: Age, Sex, Nationality, etc. Special requirements (number of signatures etc.)
Disqualifications: Criminal record, history etc.
Incompatibilities: Magistrates, soldiers etc.