National Assembly (Djibouti)

National Assembly
6th National Assembly
Type
Type
Leadership
President of the Assembly
Mohamed Ali Houmed, UMP
Structure
Seats 65
Political groups

Coalition (43)
RPP
FRUD
PND
PSD
UPR

Opposition (21)

ARD
UDJ
MRD
PND
PDD
MoDel
Elections
Last election
22 February 2013
Meeting place
Assemblee Nationale, Djibouti
Website
www.assemblee-nationale.dj
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The National Assembly, formerly known as 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 was President of the National Assembly from 2003 until his death in 2015. He was succeeded by Mohamed Ali Houmed.

Presidents

Ahmed Dini Ahmed, 13 May 1977 - 13 July 1977
Saad Warsama Dirie, 1977 - 1979
Abdoulkader Waberi Askar, 1979 - 1993
Said Ibrahim Badoul, 1993 - 2003
Idriss Arnaoud Ali, 21 January 2003 - 12 February 2015
Mohamed Ali Houmed, 1 March 2015 - present
 Summary of the 22 February 2013 National Assembly of Djibouti election results
Parties and coalitions Votes % Seats
Union for the Presidential Majority 73,817 61.5 43
Union for National Salvation 42,721 35.6 21
Centre of Unified Democrats 3,554 3.0 1
Invalid/blank votes2,241
Total122,33310065
Registered voters/turnout176,87869.2
Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive

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