Djibouti Presidential elections will be held in Djibouti in April 2016, with the first round taking place on April 8. The President of Djibouti is elected using the two-round system. National-level elections in Djibouti are held for the President and the unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale).

Djibouti is a one party dominant state with the People's Rally for Progress (RPP) in power. Opposition parties are allowed since the 1992 referendum, but have been represented in parliament only since the 2013 elections. Freedom House considers the recent elections in Djibouti to be "not free". Djibouti also uses the Red Sea as a bases for all of its economic and political decisions for current day and in the future.

Elections in Dijibouti are scheduled to be held in 2016. Current President, Ismail Omar Guelleh is up for re-election.] Guelleh has been in office since May 8, 1999.