| System of government | Unitary presidential republic |
| V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index | 0.26/1 |
| Head of State and Head of Government (President) | Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (RPP, centre-left) |
| Parties in Government | RPP (centre-left) |
National Assembly
Parties
Rassemblement Populaire pour le Progrès (RPP)
التجمع الشعبي من أجل التقدم
People’s Rally for Progress
Leader: Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
Orientation: Centre-left
Ideology: Social welfarism
Stance towards the government: In government
National affiliation: Union for the Presidential Majority
International affiliation: N/A
Union Djiboutienne pour la Démocratie et la Justice (UDJ)
الاتحاد الجيبوتي من أجل الديمقراطية والعدالة
Djibouti Union for Democracy and Justice
Leader: Ilaya Ismail Guedi Hared
Orientation: *
Ideology: Political liberties advocacy
Stance towards the government: Opposition
National affiliation: UDJ-PDD alliance
International affiliation: N/A
Parti Djiboutien pour le Développement (PDD)
الحزب الجيبوتي من أجل التنمية
Djibouti Party for Development
Leader: Mohamed Daoud Chehem
Orientation: *
Ideology: Political liberties advocacy
Stance towards the government: Opposition
National affiliation: UDJ-PDD alliance
International affiliation: N/A
Centre Démocrate Unifié (CDU)
الوسط الديمقراطي الموحد
Unified Democratic Centre
Leader: Ahmed Mohamed Youssouf
Orientation: Centre
Ideology: Social justice, equality of opportunity, rural development
Stance towards the government: Opposition
National affiliation: N/A
International affiliation: N/A
Alliance Républicaine pour le Développement (ARD)
التحالف الجمهوري من أجل الديمقراطية
Republican Alliance for Development
Leader: Qasim Ahmed Dini
Orientation: Liberal
Ideology: Social liberalism, equality of rights, economic liberalism
Stance towards the government: Extraparliamentary opposition
National affiliation: Union for National Salvation
International affiliation: N/A
Mouvement pour le Renouveau Démocratique et le Développement (MRD)
حركة التجديد الديموقراطي والتنمية
Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development
Leader: Dahir Ahmed Farah
Orientation: Centre-left
Ideology: Social democracy, progressivism, economic interventionism
Stance towards the government: Extraparliamentary opposition
National affiliation: Union for National Salvation
International affiliation: N/A
Mouvement pour le Développement et la Liberté (MoDeL)
حركة التنمية والحرية
Movement for Development and Freedom
Leader: Kadar Abdi Ibrahim
Orientation: Centre-left
Ideology: Progressivism, anti-corruption
Stance towards the government: Extraparliamentary opposition
National affiliation: Union for National Salvation
International affiliation: N/A
Parti National Démocratique (PND)
الحزب الوطني الديموقراطي
National Democratic Party
Leader: Abdourahman Mohamed Allaleh
Orientation: Centre-left
Ideology: Social democracy
Stance towards the government: Extraparliamentary opposition
National affiliation: Union for National Salvation
International affiliation: N/A
Front pour la Restauration de l’Unité et de la Démocratie (FRUD)
الجبهة من أجل استعادة الوحدة والديمقراطية
Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy
Leader: Ougoureh Kifleh Ahmed
Orientation: Regionalist
Ideology: Ethnic Afar interests
Stance towards the government: Support
National affiliation: Union for the Presidential Majority
International affiliation: N/A
Parti Populaire Social Démocrate (PSD)
حزب الشعب الديمقراطي الاجتماعي
Social Democratic People’s Party
Leader: Hasna Moumin Bahdon
Orientation: Centre-left
Ideology: Social democracy
Stance towards the government: Support
National affiliation: Union for the Presidential Majority
International affiliation: N/A
Union des Partisans de la Réforme (UPR)
اتحاد أنصار الإصلاح
Union of Reform Partisans
Leader: Ibrahim Chehem Daoud
Orientation: Centre-left
Ideology: Social democracy
Stance towards the government: Support
National affiliation: Union for the Presidential Majority
International affiliation: N/A