The National Assembly () is the lower house of the
Parliament of Gabon. It has 143 members, elected by
Two round system
The two-round system (TRS or 2RS), sometimes called ballotage, top-two runoff, or two-round plurality, is a single-winner electoral system which aims to elect a member who has support of the majority of voters. The two-round system involves one ...
The status of the Parliament is unclear following the
coup d'état
A coup d'état (; ; ), or simply a coup
, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership. A self-coup is said to take place when a leader, having come to powe ...
four days after the
2023 general election.
Legislative history
National Assembly was established in 1960 by the
Constitution of Gabon as a unicameral legislature. The members were elected by direct universal suffrage for a seven-year term. During the single-party rule from 1967 to 1990, all members were from
Gabonese Democratic Party
The Gabonese Democratic Party (, PDG) is a political party in Gabon. It was the dominant political party in Gabonese politics from 1961 until 2023, when it was deposed in a coup d'état against President Ali Bongo. It was also the sole legal ...
(PDG), the sole legal party. In 1979 the mandate of the members was reduced from seven years to five years. Single-party system was dropped in 1990. Bicameral system was introduced, and
Senate of Gabon was established in 1997.
Latest results
Members (since 1990)
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List of members of the National Assembly of Gabon, 1990–1996
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List of members of the National Assembly of Gabon, 2001–2006
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List of members of the National Assembly of Gabon, 2006–2011
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List of members of the National Assembly of Gabon (current)
See also
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List of presidents of the National Assembly of Gabon
References
External links
Website of the National Assembly
Gabon
Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...
Government of Gabon
1960 establishments in Gabon
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