Past Composition
The past National Assembly, formed following elections held on 5 May 2005, has a total of 111 members. Members are elected by direct popular vote in multi-member constituencies (21 from one national constituency and 90 from 13 regional constituencies - 2 to 10 per region) using the party-list proportional representation system. All members serve five-year terms.
Political party distribution in the current National Assembly is as follows:
- Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) – 57 seats
- Alliance for Democracy and Federation-African Democratic Rally (ADF-RDA) – 17 seats
- Party for Democracy and Progress/Socialist Party (PDP/PS) – 10 seats
- Coalition of Democratic Forces (CFD) – 5 Seats
- African Independence Party (PAI) – 5 Seats
- National Rebirth Party (PAREN) – 4 Seats
- Sankarist Pan-African Convention (CPS) – 3 Seats
- Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement (UNIR/MS) – 3 Seats
- National Convention of Progressive Democrats (CNDP) – 2 Seats
- Party for Democracy and Socialism (PDS) – 2 Seats
- Alliance for Progress and Freedom (APL) – 1 Seat
- Patriotic Front for Change (FPC) – 1 Seat
- Union of Democrats and Independent Progressives (UDPI) – 1 Seat
Soungalo Ouattara has been President of the National Assembly since 2012. Previously the post was held by Roch Marc Christian Kaboré from 2002 to 2012.
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