The elections were set for 27 December 2016, before being postponed until 29 July 2017 and then April 2018 to enable political dialogue and allegedly due to a shortage of funds.
[1] However, the elections were not held on 28 April 2018, without the government announcing a report or asking the Constitutional Council for another delay.
[3] The 143 members of the National Assembly are elected from single-member constituencies using the two-round system.
[6] The first round was postponed in the Elelem constituency in Woleu department in Woleu-Ntem Province due to "organizational reasons".
[5] The run-off in Elelem was held on 10 November; it was won by the candidate of the Heritage and Modernity Rally.