Ministry Details
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President

Francois Bozize

The president is elected for a six year term by the people.

Former coup leader Francois Bozize took more than 64% of the vote in the second round of presidential elections in May 2005, ending two years of military rule. His rival was Martin Ziguele, a former prime minister.

The newly-elected president called for national unity. He had pledged in his campaign to bring security to the coup-prone country.

In 2003 Mr Bozize ousted the unpopular Ange-Felix Patasse - who was out of the country at the time - and declared himself president. He promised to return the CAR to democratic rule and ran as an independent in the 2005 poll.

Mr Bozize is no stranger to politics, or to coups. He stood for president in the republic's first democratic elections in 1993, but lost to Mr Patasse.

He led an unsuccessful coup in 1983 against military ruler Andre Kolingba and was suspected of being involved in a coup attempt against President Patasse in 2001, which was thwarted with the help of Libyan troops.

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Prime Minister

Elie Dote

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Ministers

Defence Minister: Francois BOZIZE
Foreign Minister: Come ZOUMARA
Interior Minister: Michel SALLE
Economy Minister: Sylvain MALIKO
Min. of Trade, Industry, & Small & Medium Size Enterprises: Rosalie KOUDOUNGERE
Min. of Transport & Equipment: Charles MASSI

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Parliament

The Assemblée Nationale (National Assembly) has 109 members, elected for a five year term in three- and four-seat constituencies.

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Political Parties

- Alliance pour la Démocratie et le Progrès (Alliance for Democracy and Progress, progressive)
- Convention Nationale (National Convention, progressive)
- Forum Civique (Civic Forum, conservative)
- Front Patriotique pour le Progrès (Patriotic Front for Progress, social-democratic)
- Mouvement de la Évolution Sociale de Afrique Noire (Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa, conservative)
- Mouvement pour la Démocratie et le développement (Movement for Democracy and Development, authoritarian)
- Mouvement pour la démocratie, l'indépendance et le progrès social (Movement for Democracy, Independence and Social Progress)
- Mouvement pour la Démocratie, Rénaissance et Évolution de Centrafrique (Movement for Democracy, Rebirth and Evolution of Central Africa, progressive)
- Mouvement pour la Libération du Peuple Centrafricain (Liberation Movement of the Central African People, christian-democratic)
- Parti Libéral Démocratique (Liberal Democratic Party, liberal)
- Parti Républicain Centrafricain (Central African Republican Party, centrist)
- Parti Social Démocratique (Social Democratic Party, conservative)
- Rassemblement Démocratique Centrafricain (Central African Democratic Rally, authoritarian)

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