This is another in a series of posts that records the cases of ‘divided executive’ in countries with semi-presidential constitutions. I define a divided executive as the situation where the president and prime minister are from different parties but where the president’s party is represented in the cabinet. This is different from ‘cohabitation’ where the president’s party is not represented in the cabinet. Presidents classed as non-party cannot generate any periods of divided executive or cohabitation. All presidential and prime ministerial affiliations are taken from the relevant page of worldstatesmen.org.

I am having difficulty getting information about the Comoros, so in the meantime here is my list of divided executives in the Congo-Brazzaville, which was semi-presidential from 1992-97, and where I am also lacking information (any help would be appreciated):

23 Jun 1993 - 27 Aug 1996

President - Pascal Lissouba (UDAPS)

PM - Jacques Joachim Yhombi-Opango (RDD)

Cabinet - “mouvance présidentielle” including UDAPS, RDD, and from 23 Jan 1995 URD, MCDDI

27 Aug 1996 -  8 Sep 1997

President - Pascal Lissouba (UDAPS)

PM - Charles David Ganao (UFD)

Cabinet -  As above, as far as I understand it

8 Sep 1997 - 15 Oct 1997

President - Pascal Lissouba (UDAPS)

PM - Bernard Bakana Kolélas (MCDDI)

Cabinet - MCDDI, RDPS, PT, UR, UDR, UDAPS

Party abbreviations:

MCDDI - Mouvement Congolais pour la Démocratie et la Développement Intégral (Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development)

PT - Parti du Travail (Labour Party)

RDD - Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Développment (Rally for Democracy and Development)

RDPS - Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social (Rally for Democracy and Social Progress)

UDAPS - Union pour le Développement et le Progrès Social (Union for Development and Social Progress)

UDR - Union pour la Démocratie et la République (Union for Democracy and Republic)

UFD - Union des Forces Démocratiques (Union of Democratic Forces)

UR - Union pour la République (Union for the Republic)

URD - Union pour le Renouveau Démocratique (Union for Democratic Renewal)

When I get better information, I will update this post.

Previous posts in this series:

Austria (First Republic)

Austria (Second Republic)

Burundi

Central African Republic

List of cohabitations