Parliament of Ivory Coast

Parliament Parlement
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate National Assembly
Leadership
Chairperson of the Senate	Kandia Camara since 12 October 2023
Speaker of the Assembly	Patrick Achi, RHDP since 17 January 2026
Leader of the Minorities	Hervé N'Guessan
Structure
Seats	99 (Senate) 255 (National Assembly)
Elections
Senate voting system	Indirect election
National Assembly voting system	First-past-the-post
Last Senate election	16 September 2023
Last National Assembly election	27 December 2025
Meeting place
Yamoussoukro (Senate) Abidjan (National Assembly)

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]

• The Senate (upper chamber)
• The National Assembly (lower chamber)

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

• Politics of Ivory Coast
• List of legislatures by country
• Legislative branch

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?".