National Assembly (Ivory Coast)
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| National Assembly Assemblée nationale |
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Political groups
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Governing Party
Opposition Parties
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Last election
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December 11, 2011 |
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| Le Plateau, Abidjan | |
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| www.anci.ci | |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The National Assembly is 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 member (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 current National Assembly is made up of 225 elected officials, with Mamadou Koulibaly (FPI) as the current president.
Contents
Presidents of the National Assembly
Below is a list of Presidents of the Conseil général:
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
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| Auguste Denise | 1947 | 1950 |
Below is a list of Presidents of the Territorial Assembly:
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | Présent |
Last election results
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Rally of the Republicans (Rassemblement des Républicains) | 820,468 | 42.1 | 127 |
| Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (Parti Démocratique de la Côte d'Ivoire – Rassemblement Démocratique Africain) | 556,223 | 28.6 | 76 |
| Union for Democracy and Peace in Côte d'Ivoire (Union pour la Democratie et la Paix en Côte d'Ivoire) | 60,095 | 3.1 | 7 |
| Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (Rassemblement des Houphouetistes pour la Démocratie et la Paix) | 32,041 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Movement of the Forces of the Future (Mouvement des Forces de l'Avenir) | 478,401 | 24.6 | 3 |
| Union for Côte d'Ivoire (Union pour la Côte d'Ivoire) | 1 | ||
| Independents | 35 | ||
| Total (turnout 35.9%) | 1,947,228 | 100.0 | 255 |
| Source: abidjan.net, Adam Carr's Election Archive | |||
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.
- Portions of this article were translated from the French language Wikipedia entry fr:Assemblée nationale (Côte d'Ivoire), 2008-08-18.
