Parliament of Ivory Coast

Parliament Parlement
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate National Assembly
Leadership
Chairperson of the Senate	Moustapha Kouadio
Speaker of the Assembly	Serge Diomandé
Leader of the Minorities	Hervé N'Guessan
Structure
Seats	255 (National Assembly) 99 (Senate)
Elections
National Assembly voting system	First-past-the-post
Senate voting system	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]

• 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?".