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
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Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...
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
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(''Circonscriptions'') by a ''
Scrutin de Liste'' or
Plurality-at-large voting
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which has neither a
proportional representation
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or ''
panachage'' element common in many such systems. 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.
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.
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.
Presidents of the National Assembly
Below is a list of presidents of the Conseil général:
Below is a list of presidents of the Territorial Assembly:
Below is a list of presidents of the National Assembly:
Last election results
See also
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History of Ivory Coast
The date of the first human presence in Ivory Coast (officially called Côte d'Ivoire) has been difficult to determine because human remains have not been well preserved in the country's humid climate.
Weapon and tool fragments (specifically, po ...
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Legislative Branch
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Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known ...
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Politics of Ivory Coast
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List of national legislatures
References
*Portions of this article were translated from the French language Wikipedia entry
:fr:Assemblée nationale (Côte d'Ivoire), 2008-08-18.
External links
Official website
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Government agencies established in 1960
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