Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea

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The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea is the long-ruling political party that effectively controls the country’s authoritarian political system under President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea canonical 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political party ⓘ
associatedWith corruption allegations ⓘ
human rights abuses ⓘ
patronage networks ⓘ
chairperson Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo ⓘ
color green ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
controls executive branch of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
judiciary of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
legislative branch of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
security forces of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
country Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
criticizedBy international human rights organizations ⓘ
criticizedFor lack of political pluralism ⓘ
restrictions on freedom of assembly ⓘ
restrictions on freedom of expression ⓘ
dominates political system of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
electionEnvironment unfree and unfair elections ⓘ
electoralDominance wins presidential elections by very high official margins ⓘ
foundationYear 1987 ⓘ
foundedBy Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo ⓘ
governs Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
hasAbbreviation PDGE ⓘ
hasWomenWing women’s organization of Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
hasYouthWing youth organization of Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
headquartersLocation Malabo ⓘ
ideology authoritarianism ⓘ
influences state media in Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
leader Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo ⓘ
legalStatus ruling party ⓘ
linkedTo oil-fueled economic boom in Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
membershipBase civil servants ⓘ
local elites ⓘ
security personnel ⓘ
officialLanguage Spanish ⓘ
operatesIn Bioko Island ⓘ
mainland Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
oppositionStatus tolerates only weak opposition ⓘ
parliamentaryStatus holds overwhelming majority in Chamber of Deputies ⓘ
holds overwhelming majority in Senate of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
politicalPosition big tent ⓘ
dominant-party ⓘ
recognizedAs dominant party in Equatorial Guinea since late 1980s ⓘ
regimeType personalist authoritarian regime ⓘ
supports presidency of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo ⓘ
systemCharacterization de facto one-party state ⓘ
uses state resources for political control ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Equatorial Guinea → dominantParty → Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
President of Equatorial Guinea → officeHolderParty → Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo → politicalParty → Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo → founderOf → Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ