National Assembly (Ivory Coast)
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National Assembly Assemblée nationale | |
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| Parliament of Ivory Coast | |
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| Leadership | |
President | |
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| Seats | 255 |
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Political groups | Government (138)
Opposition (91)
Non-partisan (26)
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 6 March 2021 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Le Plateau, Abidjan | |
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The National Assembly is lower house of the Parliament of Ivory Coast since November 2016. From 1960 to 2016, the National Assembly was Ivory Coast's unicameral legislative body. Evolved from semi-representative bodies of the French Colonial period, the first National Assembly was constituted on 27 November 1960 with 70 elected members (députés) in accordance with the Constitution of 31 October 1960, which created the First Republic.
Legislative power in Ivory Coast is exercised by Deputies elected from Constituencies (Circonscriptions) by a Scrutin de Liste or Plurality-at-large voting which has neither a proportional representation or panachage element common in many such systems.[1] The powers of this Assembly expire at the end of its second regular session (session ordinaire) in the fifth year of its mandate. The Assembly is then reformed by election from candidates who must be Ivorian citizens of 25 years or older who have never renounced their Ivorian nationality.[2]
The first National Assembly of the Second Republic of Ivory Coast elected for the period 2000–2005 was marked by both internal political crisis and the Ivorian Civil War. No elections were held in 2005, but with the peace deal ending the Civil War, elections are expected on 30 November 2008.[3]
The 2011 Ivorian parliamentary election was dominated by the Rally of the Republicans, the party of President Alassane Ouattara, followed by the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally. The current National Assembly is made up of 255 elected officials, with the National Assembly president post being vacant.[4]
Presidents of the National Assembly
Below is a list of presidents of the Conseil général:
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Auguste Denise | 1947 | 1950 |
Below is a list of presidents of the Territorial Assembly:
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Capai Djédjé | 1950 | 1953 |
| Félix Houphouët-Boigny | 1953 | 1959 |
Below is a list of presidents of the National Assembly:
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Philippe Yacé | 27 April 1959 | 1980 |
| Henri Konan Bédié | December 1980 | 1993 |
| Charles Bauza Donwahi | 8 January 1993 | 2 April 1997 |
| Émile Atta Brou | 1997 | 1999 |
| Mamadou Koulibaly | 22 January 2001 | 12 March 2012 |
| Guillaume Kigbafori Soro | 12 March 2012 | 8 February 2019 |
| Amadou Soumahoro | 7 March 2019 | 7 May 2022 |
Last election results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace | 1,313,886 | 49.18 | 137 | –30 | |
| PDCI-RDA–EDS | 441,602 | 16.53 | 50 | – | |
| Democratic Party of Ivory Coast | 160,599 | 6.01 | 23 | – | |
| Together for Democracy and Sovereignty | 118,570 | 4.44 | 8 | New | |
| Together to Build (UDPCI, FPI and allies) | 53,826 | 2.01 | 8 | +2 | |
| Ivorian Popular Front | 52,451 | 1.96 | 2 | –1 | |
| For the Republic and Democracy | 2,417 | 0.09 | 0 | New | |
| Republican Union for Democracy | 2,053 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rally of Democrats of Ivory Coast | 1,810 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
| Rally for Peace and Agreement | 1,694 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1,000 Volunteers | 1,600 | 0.06 | 0 | New | |
| Union of Democrats for Progress | 1,146 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| Party for African Integration | 1,016 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| RPC-PAIX–GP-PAIX | 911 | 0.03 | 0 | – | |
| Ecological Party of Ivory Coast | 822 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
| Strength to the Peoples | 681 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
| Alliance for Democracy Movement | 589 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Serving Ivory Coast | 587 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Democratic and Civic Union | 535 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Civic Movement | 533 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Union for Ivory Coast | 464 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| People's Party of Social Democrats | 405 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Party for Progress and Socialism | 392 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Ivorian Ecological Party | 300 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| National, Democratic and Reformist Front | 263 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress for an Ivorian and Pan-African Renaissance | 248 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan-African Congress for Renewal | 244 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| People's Socialist Union | 237 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Union for Total Democracy in Ivory Coast | 233 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Union for National Progress | 228 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Group of Political Partners for Peace | 194 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Liberal Democratic Party of Ivory Coast | 192 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Ivorian Democratic Front | 181 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Pan-African Democratic Rally | 175 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reform is Possible | 246 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Ivorian Centrist Alliance | 143 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Business and Farmers Party of Ivory Coast | 118 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| UNITE-AMOUR-PAIX | 88 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| National Integrity and Conscience | 82 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Democratic and Social Movement | 79 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Social Democrat Party | 66 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Ivorian Party of Challenges to Overcome | 64 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Congress for the Development of Ivory Coast | 57 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Collective of Democratic Ivorians | 55 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Reforming Party | 53 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Party of Democratic Rebirth and Development | 46 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Party of Republican Democrats | 43 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| National Movement of Young Centrists | 18 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 509,513 | 19.07 | 26 | –50 | |
| Vacant | 1 | – | |||
| Total | 2,671,755 | 100.00 | 255 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 2,671,755 | 95.83 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 116,267 | 4.17 | |||
| Total votes | 2,788,022 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,359,399 | 37.88 | |||
| Source: CEI | |||||
See also
References
- Loi N° 2000-514 du 1er août portant code électoral, article 68.
- Loi N° 2000-514 du 1er août portant code électoral, article 71.
- Poll expert sees Ivory Coast elections delay. Reuters, Ange Aboa, 04 Aug 2008.
- "Africanews | President of Ivorian Assembly Amadou Soumahoro died on Saturday". Africanews. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- Portions of this article were translated from the French language Wikipedia entry fr:Assemblée nationale (Côte d'Ivoire), 2008-08-18.