National Assembly of the Central African Republic

The unicameral National Assembly of the Central African Republic is the country's legislative body.

The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 13 March and 8 May 2005, has a total of 105 members elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round (or Run-off

Two-round system

The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner where the voter casts a single vote for their chosen candidate...

) system. Members serve five-year terms.

Political party distribution in the current National Assembly is as follows:

National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa" (KNK) - 42 Seats
Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People
Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People
The Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People is a political party in the Central African Republic. It was established in Paris in 1979 by former prime minister Ange-Félix Patassé as a Central African opposition movement...

(MLPC) - 11 Seats
Central African Democratic Rally
Central African Democratic Rally
The Central African Democratic Rally is a political party in the Central African Republic. In the first round of the 2005 presidential election, held on 13 March, the party's candidate, André Kolingba, took 16.36% of the vote and third place. In the 2005 parliamentary election, the RDC won 8 out...

(RDC) - 8 Seats
Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Central African Republic)
The Social Democratic Party is a political party in the Central African Republic.At the last elections, 13 March and 8 May 2005, the party won 4 out of 105 seats in the National Assembly....

(PSD) - 4 Seats
Patriotic Front for Progress
Patriotic Front for Progress
The Patriotic Front for Progress is a political party in the Central African Republic.The FPP strongly opposed President Ange-Félix Patassé. In 2002, the party suspended its participation in the opposition coalition....

(FPP) - 2 Seats
Alliance for Democracy and Progress
Alliance for Democracy and Progress
The Alliance for Democracy and Progress is a political party in the Central African Republic.In the election held on 13 March and 8 May 2005, its presidential candidate, Olivier Gabirault, won 0.8 % of the vote, and the party won two out of 105 seats in the National Assembly....

(ADP) - 2 Seats
Löndö Association
Löndö Association
The Löndö Association is a political party in the Central African Republic.At the last elections, 13 March and 8 May 2005, the party won 1 out of 105 seats in the National Assembly....

(LÖNDÖ) - 1 Seat
Independents
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

- 34 Seats

Notes: The results for one constituency were invalidated due to irregularities; The National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa" is not a political party, but a coalition of political parties that are supportive of President

Heads of state of the Central African Republic (and Central African Empire)

This is a complete list of the heads of state of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire. There have been five heads of state in the history of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire since independence was obtained from the French on 13 August 1960...

François Bozizé

François Bozizé Yangouvonda is the President of the Central African Republic. He came to power in March 2003 after leading a rebellion against President Ange-Félix Patassé and ushered in a transitional period of government...

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Former Prime Minister

Heads of government of the Central African Republic (and Central African Empire)

This is a complete list of the heads of government of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire. There have been 21 heads of government of Central African Republic and the Central African Empire. The office of Prime Minister, the head of government, was created when the Central...

(2003-2005) Célestin Le Roi Gaombalet is the current president of the National Assembly.

See also