Parliament of Ivory Coast

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 October 30, 2016. The parliament consists of two chambers:^[1]

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

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	House established
Meeting place
Abidjan (National Assembly) Yamoussoukro (Senate)

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?".