National Assembly (Djibouti)

National Assembly
6th National Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
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

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 8 February 2008 National Assembly of Djibouti election results

Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	Seats
	Union for the Presidential Majority (Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle) People's Rally for Progress (Rassemblement populaire pour le Progrès) Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy (Front pour la Restauration de l'Unité et de la Démocratie) National Democratic Party (Parti National Démocratique) Social Democratic People's Party (Parti Populaire Social Démocrate) Union of Reform Partisans (Union des Partisans de la Réforme)	103,463	94.06	65
Invalid/blank votes		6,536	5.94	—
Total (turnout 72.61%)		109,999		65
Source: AFP

External links

• Official website