National Assembly of the Central African Republic

National Assembly of the Central African Republic

logo	Parliament building
Basic data
Seat:	Bangui
Legislative period :	5 years
MPs:	140
Current legislative period
Last choice:	March 31, 2016

The National Assembly of the Central African Republic ( French Assemblée Nationale de la République Centrafricaine ) is the legislative body of the Central African Republic . Since the last election in 2016, it has consisted of 140 MPs.

According to the constitution, which has been in force since 2016, there is a two-chamber system, the other chamber is the Senate.

Previous national assemblies

Elections to the National Assembly also took place in 1998, 2005, 2011 and 2016.

National Assembly from 2011 to 2013

The National Assembly from 2011 to 2013, formed after the elections on January 23 and March 27, 2011, had a total of 105 members, elected in 105 single constituencies in two rounds, actually for a five-year term.

The distribution of mandates for the political parties in the National Assembly was as follows:

Political party	Seats
National convergence "Kwa Na Kwa" (KNK)	61
Majorité Présidentielle (MP)	11
Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC)	1
Central African Democratic Collection (RDC)	1
Independent	31
total	105

The National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa" was not a political party, but a coalition of political parties that voluntarily supported President François Bozizé .

Former Prime Minister (2003-2005) Célestin Le Roi Gaombalet was the President of this National Assembly. It was dissolved in March 2013.

Parliament building

The parliament building in the capital Bangui was built in cooperation with North Korea and inaugurated on January 1, 1993.

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  National Assembly building

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  Entrance gate to the National Assembly

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  Bangui National Forum in May 2015

Web links

• Assemblée Nationale à Bangui en République Centrafricaine building photo on Panoramio
• CONSTITUTION DE LA REPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE Constitution of 2015 (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (Assemblée nationale), full text . In: IPU PARLINE database . Retrieved April 1, 2017.
2. ↑ IPU PARLINE database: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (Assemblée nationale), General information. In: Ipu.org. Retrieved August 27, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Bangui: Le nouveau visage de l'Assemblée nationale . In: JournalDeBangui.com . August 19, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
4. ^ Central African Republic . In: places-of-power.org - A Wiki on National Parliament Buildings Worldwide . Retrieved April 1, 2017.

Coordinates: 4 ° 23 ′ 35.7 "  N , 18 ° 33 ′ 46.4"  E