The National Assembly is the

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of the

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. Members are elected in single-member

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using the two-round (or Run-off) system. Members serve five-year terms.

History

The National Assembly formed following

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held on 13 March and 8 May 2005, and had a total of 105 members. The legislature of the Central African Republic was previously (at least as of 1990) a bicameral institution known as Congress, of which the National Assembly was the lower house; the upper house was called the Economic and Regional Council (

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: ''Conseil Economique et Regional''). The National Assembly will be dissolved by Jan 11, 2014 and new legislative elections will be held, according to a ceasefire agreement signed between the government and the Seleka rebel coalition on Jan 11, 2013 in

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. According to the agreement, a national unity government will be formed and a prime minister will be chosen from the opposition parties. The National Assembly is the lower house of the

since the ratification of the

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on March 27, 2016.

References

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History

See also

References