After a modification of the constitution in 2010, six year terms were shortened to five year terms and term limits were abolished
The President of Djibouti was elected using the two-round system
The two-round system (also known as the second ballot, runoff voting or ballotage) is a Voting System used to elect a single winner where the voter casts a single vote for their chosen candidate. However, if no candidate receives the required number of votes (usually an absolute majority or 40-45% with a winning margin of 5–15%), then those candidates having less than a certain proportion of the votes, or all but the two candidates receiving the most votes, are eliminated, and a second round of voting is held
Presidential Candidates
Incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelleh ran for his fourth term in office(was in power since 1999)
The Union for National Salvation(USN), a coalition of seven opposition parties, condemned the transparency of the elections.
3 of the 7 parties decided to boycott the elections, whilst two others fielded their own candidates, with Mohamed Daoud Chehem and Omar Elmi Khaireh running against each other.
3 independent candidates also ran Djama Abdourahman Djama, Mohamed Moussa Ali and Hassan Idriss Ahmed
Incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelleh was re-elected for a fourth term, receiving 87% of the vote in the first round
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