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.

Here is my list of divided executives in the Central African Republic:

4 Dec 1992 - 26 Feb 1993

André-Dieudonné Kolingba (RDC);

PM Timothée Malendoma (FC);

Government (unclear, but I think - RDC, FC (PR, NMD))

26 Feb 1993 - 24 Oct 1993

André-Dieudonné Kolingba (RDC);

PM Enoch Dérant Lakoué (PSD);

Government (no details)

11 Jun 1996 - 30 Jan 1997

President - Ange-Félix Patassé (MLPC)

PM - Jean-Paul Ngoupandé (PUN)

Government - This was the so-called ‘Government of National Union’. It did not include the opposition. I have been unable to obtain the exact representation, but it is likely to be MLPC, PUN, CN, PLD, and MESAN.

Party abbreviations:

CN - Convention nationale

MESAN - Mouvement de l'évolution sociale de l'Afrique noire

MLPC - Mouvement pour la Libération du Peuple centrafricain

PLD - Parti libéral démocrate

PUN - Parti pour l'Unité Nationale

Previous posts in this series:

Austria (First Republic)

Austria (Second Republic)

Burundi

Central African Republic

List of cohabitations