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Political system

Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.

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Presidential-Parliamentary

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Structure of parliament

Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral

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Bicameral

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IPU membership

Current membership status

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Yes

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About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Parlement (Parliament)
Chamber name
Sénat (Senate)

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Structure & status of parliament

This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.

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Upper chamber
Parliamentary term (years)

Length of the parliamentary term in years

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5

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IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1968 to 1999
from 2001
IPU Geopolitical Group/s

IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.

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African Group

Speaker

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Official title

The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.

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President of the Senate
Speaker
Kandia Kamissoko Camara (Female)
Date of birth: 1959
Term

Start (and end) of the term of the Speaker

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12 Oct 2023
Additional information

Elected on 12 Oct. 2023.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title

This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.

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Secretary General
Secretary General
Ousmane Samassi Touré (Male)
Term

Start (and end) of the term of the Secretary general

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26 Apr 2023
Notes

Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.

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Appointed on 26 April 2023.

Members

Statutory number of members

Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.

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99

Notes:

Indirectly elected: Senators are elected in each of the country’s 31 regions and 2 districts (2 senators per region/district) by an electoral college composed of members of the National Assembly, mayors, regional and municipal councillors.

Appointed: Appointed by the President of the Republic

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Principal mode of designation of members
Indirectly elected

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Indirectly elected members

Indirectly elected, for example by regional parliaments or an electoral college.

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66
Appointed members

Appointed, for example, by the Head of State.

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33
Current number of members

Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.

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98

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Men

The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.

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74

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Women

The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.

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24

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Percentage of women

Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.

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24.5%

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Statutory number of members per country

As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.

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354
Population (in thousands)

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.

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31,166

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Inhabitants per parliamentarian

Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.

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88,040

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Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members

Average age of members, for which data is available, at the time of the last election or renewal.

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No information available

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Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male No information available
Female
Total <= 45: - Total >= 46: -
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female Other
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger

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- - - -
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger

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- - - -
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger

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- - - -
Members for whom data is available

Number of members, at the start of the legislature, for whom age data is available

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No information available

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups

Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.

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No

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Electoral quota for women

Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament

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Yes

Notes: Article 3 of the Promotion of Women’s Representation in Elected Assemblies Act 2019 (Act No. 2019-870 of 14 October 2019) requires that a minimum of 30 per cent of candidates are to be women for both the majority and proportional representation systems. It also requires that candidates of different genders be alternated throughout the list (a so-called zebra system). Article 4 of the 2019 Act states that all parties or groups of parties that field at least 50 per cent women candidates will benefit from additional public funding. The law applies to elections to both the National Assembly and the Senate (which is indirectly elected) as well as to regional, district and municipal councillors (c.f., Article 2).

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https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas-database/country?country=55

Articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Promotion of Women’s Representation in Elected Assemblies Act 2019 (Act No. 2019-870 of 14 October 2019) / loi N°2019-870 du 14 octobre 2019 favorisant la représentation de la femme dans les assemblées élues (http://www.famille.gouv.ci/public/documents/19838507.pdf)

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Youth quota

Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.

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No

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Links to additional information

Parliamentary website

Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.

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List of members

Link(s) to list of members on the parliamentary web site.

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Rules of procedure/Standing Orders

Link(s) to Rules of procedure on the parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local language.

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No information available
Constitution

Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.

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Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
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No

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Historical data for IPU membership
Updated at IPU membership
2001-01 Yes
2000-01 No
1968-01 Yes

Historical data for Chamber name

Historical data for Chamber name
Updated at Chamber name
2018-03 Sénat (Senate)
- Senate
Official title

The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.

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President of the Senate
Speaker
Kandia Kamissoko Camara (Female)
Date of birth: 1959
Term

Start (and end) of the term of the Speaker

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12 Oct 2023
Additional information

Elected on 12 Oct. 2023.

Official title

The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.

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President of the Senate
Speaker
Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio (Male)
Date of birth: 1951
Term

Start (and end) of the term of the Speaker

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05 Apr 2018 to 11 Oct 2023

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Historical data for Speaker
Updated at Speaker
2023-10
Official title

The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.

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President of the Senate
Speaker
Kandia Kamissoko Camara (Female)
Date of birth: 1959
Term

Start (and end) of the term of the Speaker

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12 Oct 2023
Additional information

Elected on 12 Oct. 2023.

2018-04
Official title

The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.

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President of the Senate
Speaker
Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio (Male)
Date of birth: 1951
Term

Start (and end) of the term of the Speaker

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05 Apr 2018 to 11 Oct 2023

Historical data for Current number of members

Historical data for Current number of members
Updated at Current number of members
2024-12 98
2023-10 97
2023-09 64
2022-12 98
2019-04 99
2018-03 66

Historical data for Men

Historical data for Men
Updated at Men
2024-12 74
2023-10 73
2023-09 54
2022-12 77
2019-04 80
2018-12 58

Historical data for Women

Historical data for Women
Updated at Women
2023-10 24
2023-09 10
2022-12 21
2019-04 19
2018-03 8

Historical data for Percentage of women

Historical data for Percentage of women
Updated at Percentage of women
2024-12 24.5%
2023-10 24.7%
2023-09 15.6%
2022-12 21.4%
2019-04 19.2%
2018-03 12.1%

Historical data for Population (in thousands)

Historical data for Population (in thousands)
Updated at Population (in thousands)
2023-01 31,166
2022-01 30,395
2021-01 29,640
2015-01 23,108
2014-01 22,531
2013-01 21,966
2012-01 21,419
2011-01 20,895
2010-01 20,401
2009-01 19,936
2008-01 19,498
2007-01 19,086
2006-01 18,699
2005-01 18,336
2004-01 17,998
2003-01 17,679
2002-01 17,367
2001-01 17,040
2000-01 16,687
1999-01 16,300
1998-01 15,885
1997-01 15,446
1996-01 14,995
1995-01 14,541
1994-01 14,084
1993-01 13,623
1992-01 13,163
1991-01 12,710
1990-01 12,268
1989-01 11,839
1988-01 11,424
1987-01 11,020
1986-01 10,620
1985-01 10,223
1984-01 9,826
1983-01 9,433
1982-01 9,044
1981-01 8,664
1980-01 8,294
1979-01 7,934
1978-01 7,586
1977-01 7,249
1976-01 6,923
1975-01 6,609
1974-01 6,305
1973-01 6,014
1972-01 5,737
1971-01 5,479
1970-01 5,242
1969-01 5,028
1968-01 4,834
1967-01 4,656
1966-01 4,487
1965-01 4,322
1964-01 4,158
1963-01 3,997
1962-01 3,841
1961-01 3,694
1960-01 3,559
1959-01 3,436
1958-01 3,324
1957-01 3,220
1956-01 3,123
1955-01 3,029
1954-01 2,939
1953-01 2,852
1952-01 2,770
1951-01 2,695
1945-01 2,630

Historical data for Inhabitants per parliamentarian

Historical data for Inhabitants per parliamentarian
Updated at Inhabitants per parliamentarian
2023-01 88,040
2022-01 85,862
2021-01 83,729
2018-03 65,277

Historical data for Breakdown of members by age and sex

Historical data for Breakdown of members by age and sex
Updated at Breakdown of members by age and sex

Historical data for Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger

Historical data for Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
Updated at Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger