The

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multic ...

''Assemblée nationale'' or National Assembly is

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

legislative A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known ...

body. Since the country's birth in 1958, it has experienced political turmoil, and elections have been called at irregular intervals, and only since 1995 have they been more than approval of a one-party state's slate of candidates. The number of seats has also fluctuated. It is currently suspended, with the National Council of the Transition acting as Guinea's legislative body in the wake of the

2021 Guinean coup d'état On 5 September 2021, President of Guinea Alpha Condé was captured by the country's armed forces in a coup d'état after gunfire in the capital, Conakry. Special forces commander Mamady Doumbouya released a broadcast on state television ann ...

Organisation

Two thirds of the members (76), called ''députés'', are directly elected through a system of

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, using national party-lists, while one third (38) are elected from single-member

constituencies An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

, using the simple majority (or

first-past-the-post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...

) system. Members must be over 25 years old and serve five-year terms. The President of the National Assembly of Guinea is the presiding officer of the legislature. Claude Kory Kondiano has been President of the National Assembly since January 2014. The Assembly is made up of 12 commissions: # Commission of accountancy and control # Commission of delegations # Economic, financial and planning commission # Foreign Affairs Commission # Commission for legislation, internal rules of the Assembly, the general administration and justice # Commission of defense and security # Commission of natural resources and sustainable development # Commission of industries, mines, commerce and handcraft # Commission of territorial arrangement # Commission of civil service # Commission of youth, arts, tourism and culture # Commission of information and communication On 5 February 2022, five months after a military coup which saw the National Assembly briefly dissolved, a transitional parliament chaired by former lawmaker Dansa Kurouma with 81 members was established. The new parliament exists in the form of a National Transitional Council (CNT).

Duties and responsibilities

The Assembly is responsible for ordinary laws and the government's budget. It ordinarily meets in two annual sessions, beginning 5 April and 5 October (or the next working day if a holiday) and lasting no more than 90 days. Special sessions can be called by either the President of Guinea or a majority of the Assembly members.

Building

The National Assembly has its headquarters in the Palais du Peuple (People's Palace), which was built with Chinese assistance.

Elections

1963

Guinea was a one-party state, so the sole legal party, the

Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally The Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (''Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain'') is a political party in Guinea that dominated Guinean politics under a one-party state system. The party was founde ...

, won all seats in the Assembly.

1968

The Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally once again secured all of the then-75 seats, and

Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré (var. Sheku Turay or Ture; N'Ko: ; January 9, 1922 – March 26, 1984) was a Guinean political leader and African statesman who became the first president of Guinea, serving from 1958 until his death in 1984. Touré was a ...

retained the presidency.

1974

With no other parties legally allowed, the Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally took all now-150 seats, and Touré was reelected president unopposed. Members were elected for seven-year terms.

1980

The Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally secured all now-210 seats as the only party, with Touré retaining the presidency.

1995

The first election in which multiple parties were permitted was boycotted by one of the main opposition parties, the Union of Democratic Forces, but 846 candidates from 21 parties contested the 114 seats. The Unity and Progress Party led the way with 71 seats, 41 proportionally and 30 by constituency, and its leader, General

Lansana Conté Lansana Conté (30 November 1934 – 22 December 2008

, head of the country since a 1984 military

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, became the second president.

2002

The election was originally scheduled for April 2000, as the five-year terms of office expired, but was postponed four times for various reasons. The 30 June 2002 election was won by President Conté's Unity and Progress Party, with 61.57% of the vote and 85 of the 114 seats.

2013

Elections were held on 28 September 2013.

Alpha Condé Alpha Condé ( N'Ko: ; born 4 March 1938) is a Guinean politician who served as the fourth president of Guinea from 2010 to 2021. Condé spent decades in opposition to a succession of regimes in Guinea, unsuccessfully running against President ...

's party, the Rally of the Guinean People, won the most seats, 53, but fell short of a majority.

2020

Elections were held on 22 March 2020.

's party, the Rally of the Guinean People, won 79 of the 114 seats, which is a

supermajority A supermajority, supra-majority, qualified majority, or special majority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of more than one-half used for a simple majority. Supermajority r ...

References

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