Countries / Africa
DJI
Elections in Djibouti
Sovereign state
Next election
date to be confirmed
DM
Dileita Mohamed Dileita live
Head of government - People's Rally for Progress
Party
People's Rally for Progress
Head of state
Ismail Omar Guelleh
Region
Africa
Next election
-
Government
-
Capital
Djibouti
Population
1 152 944
Country facts
Legislature
National Assembly
Established
1977
Currency
Djiboutian franc
Official language
French
Capital
Djibouti
Region
Africa
Area
23,200 km2
Election history
9 April 2021presidential
Djiboutian presidential election
won: Ismail Omar Guelleh
8 April 2016presidential
Djiboutian presidential election
won: Ismail Omar Guelleh
8 April 2011presidential
Djiboutian presidential election
won: Ismail Omar Guelleh
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2013 - Dileita Mohamed Dileita Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.