Parliament of Ivory Coast

Parliament

Parlement
Type
Type
HousesSenate
National Assembly
Leadership
Chairperson of the Senate
Moustapha Kouadio
Speaker of the Assembly
Serge Diomandé
Leader of the Minorities
Hervé N'Guessan
Structure
Seats255 (National Assembly)
99 (Senate)
Elections
First-past-the-post
Indirect election
Last National Assembly election
6 March 2021
Last Senate election
16 September 2023
Meeting place
Abidjan (National Assembly)
Yamoussoukro (Senate)

The Parliament of Ivory Coast is the legislature of Ivory Coast. From 1960 to 2016, it was a unicameral body. It became a bicameral body after a new constitution was approved by referendum on 30 October 2016. The parliament consists of two chambers:[1]

Most recent elections

The most recent parliamentary elections were on 6 March 2021, with the Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace winning the majority of seats. Five other parties are represented, and 26 representatives are independent of any political party.

The next election is slated for 27 December 2025.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire voters support new constitution in landslide amid low turnout".
    - "Innovations of the Draft Constitution of Cote d'Ivoire: Towards hyper-presidentialism?".