National Assembly (Guinea)
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| National Assembly Assemblée nationale |
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| Seats | 114 members |
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Political groups
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Governing Party
Opposition Parties
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Last election
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28 September 2013 |
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| Conakry | |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Guinea |
The unicameral National Assembly is Guinea's legislative body.
Organisation[edit]
Elections were held on 28 September 2013.[1] The National Assembly that was formed following the 28 September 2013 parliamentary election had a total of 114 members.[1] Claude Kory Kondiano has been President of the National Assembly since January 2014.[2]
76 members were directly elected through a system of proportional representation using national party-lists, while 38 members were elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. Members serve five-year terms.
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Party of Unity and Progress (Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès) | 1,947,318 | 61.5 | 85 |
| Union for Progress and Renewal (Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau) | 842,270 | 21.7 | 20 |
| Union for the Progress of Guinea (Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée) | 130,065 | 4.1 | 3 |
| Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain) | 107,666 | 3.4 | 3 |
| National Alliance for Progress (Alliance Nationale pour le Progrès) | 62,780 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Party of the Union for Development (Parti de l’Union pour le Développement) | 20,823 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Total (turnout 71.6%) | 3,162,855 | 114 | |
| Source: Democraf. The elections were boycotted by the Rassemblement du Peuple Guinéen. | |||
Twenty-two women occupied seats in the National Assembly following the 2002 election.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Guinea's ruling party falls short of majority in legislative vote, Reuters, 19 October 2013, retrieved 26 October 2013
- ^ "Guinée: Claude Kory Kondiano, nouveau président du Parlement", Radio France Internationale, 13 January 2014 (French).
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