National Assembly of Djibouti

National Assembly of Djibouti
6th National Assembly of Djibouti
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Idriss Arnaoud Ali, UMP
Members	65
Elections
Last election	8 February 2008
Meeting place
Assemblee Nationale, Djibouti
Website
http://www.assemblee-nationale.dj

Djibouti

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The National Assembly (formerly the Chamber of Deputies) is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Djibouti.

Overview

It consists of 65 members – 30 Somali (21 Issa) and 30 Afar – elected to serve five-year terms in multi-seat (4 to 37 each) constituencies. The first free multi-party parliamentary election since independence (1977) was held in 2003, with the ruling coalition, led by the People's Rally for Progress (RPP), receiving 62.7% of the vote.

Idriss Arnaoud Ali is the current (2008) National Assembly President.

 Summary of the 8 February 2008 National Assembly of Djibouti election results

Parties and coalitions	Votes	%	Seats
Union for the Presidential Majority (Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle) People's Rally for Progress (Rassemblement populaire pour le Progrès) Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy (Front pour la Restauration de l'Unité et de la Démocratie) National Democratic Party (Parti National Démocratique) Social Democratic People's Party (Parti Populaire Social Démocrate) Union of Reform Partisans (Union des Partisans de la Réforme)	103,463	94.06	65
Invalid/blank votes	6,536	5.94	—
Total (turnout 72.61%)	109,999		65
Source: AFP

External links

• Official site
• 2008 election results (Adam Carr's election archive)