The

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature consisting of one house or assembly that legislates and votes as one. Unicameralism has become an increasingly common type of legislature, making up nearly ...

''Assemblée nationale'' or National Assembly is

Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...

legislative A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers ...

body. Since the country's birth in 1958, it has experienced political turmoil, and elections have been called at irregular intervals, and only since 1995 have they been more than approval of a

one-party state A one-party state, single-party state, one-party system or single-party system is a governance structure in which only a single political party controls the ruling system. In a one-party state, all opposition parties are either outlawed or en ...

's slate of candidates. The number of seats has also fluctuated. It is currently suspended, with the National Council of the Transition acting as Guinea's legislative body in the wake of the

2021 Guinean coup d'état On 5 September 2021, President of Guinea Alpha Condé was captured by Republic of Guinea Armed Forces, the country's armed forces in a coup d'état after gunfire in the capital, Conakry. Special forces commander Mamady Doumbouya released a broa ...

Organisation

Two thirds of the members (76), called ''députés'', are directly elected through a system of

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to any electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to political divisions (Political party, political parties) amon ...

, using national party-lists, while one third (38) are elected from single-member

constituencies An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...

, using the simple majority (or

first-past-the-post First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or First-preference votes, first-preference, and the cand ...

) system. Members must be over 25 years old and serve five-year terms. The President of the National Assembly of Guinea is the presiding officer of the legislature. Claude Kory Kondiano has been President of the National Assembly since January 2014. The Assembly is made up of 12 commissions: # Commission of accountancy and control # Commission of delegations # Economic, financial and planning commission # Foreign Affairs Commission # Commission for legislation, internal rules of the Assembly, the general administration and justice # Commission of defense and security # Commission of natural resources and sustainable development # Commission of industries, mines, commerce and handcraft # Commission of territorial arrangement # Commission of civil service # Commission of youth, arts, tourism and culture # Commission of information and communication On 5 February 2022, five months after a military coup which saw the National Assembly briefly dissolved, a transitional parliament chaired by former lawmaker Dansa Kurouma with 81 members was established. The new parliament exists in the form of a National Transitional Council (CNT).

Duties and responsibilities

The Assembly is responsible for ordinary laws and the government's budget. It ordinarily meets in two annual sessions, beginning 5 April and 5 October (or the next working day if a holiday) and lasting no more than 90 days. Special sessions can be called by either the President of Guinea or a majority of the Assembly members.

Building

The National Assembly has its headquarters in the Palais du Peuple (People's Palace), which was built with Chinese assistance.

Elections

1963

Guinea was a

, so the sole legal party, the Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally, won all seats in the Assembly.

1968

The Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally once again secured all of the then-75 seats, and

Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré (var. Sheku Turay or Ture; N'Ko: ; 9 January 1922 – 26 March 1984) was a Guinean political leader and African statesman who was the first president of Guinea from 1958 until his death in 1984. Touré was among the primary ...

retained the presidency.

1974

With no other parties legally allowed, the Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally took all now-150 seats, and Touré was reelected president unopposed. Members were elected for seven-year terms.

1980

The Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally secured all now-210 seats as the only party, with Touré retaining the presidency.

1995

The first election in which multiple parties were permitted was boycotted by one of the main opposition parties, the Union of Democratic Forces, but 846 candidates from 21 parties contested the 114 seats. The

Unity and Progress Party The Unity and Progress Party (, PUP, founded in 1992) is a political party in Guinea. It functioned as the ruling party during much of the long rule (1984-2008) of President Lansana Conté. In terms of ideology, the PUP advocates the unity of Gu ...

led the way with 71 seats, 41 proportionally and 30 by constituency, and its leader, General

Lansana Conté Lansana Conté (; 30 November 1934 – 22 December 2008

, head of the country since a 1984 military

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, became the second president.

2002

The election was originally scheduled for April 2000, as the five-year terms of office expired, but was postponed four times for various reasons. The 30 June 2002 election was won by President Conté's

, with 61.57% of the vote and 85 of the 114 seats.

2013

Elections were held on 28 September 2013. Alpha Condé's party, the

Rally of the Guinean People The Rally of the Guinean People (, sometimes translated as ''Guinean People's Assembly''; RPG) is a political party in Guinea. The RPG was the ruling party in the country from 2010 to 2021 and was recently led by Alpha Condé. It is mainly base ...

, won the most seats, 53, but fell short of a majority.

2020

Elections were held on 22 March 2020. Alpha Condé's Rally of the Guinean People won 79 of the 114 seats, which is a

supermajority A supermajority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of one-half used for a simple majority. Supermajority rules in a democracy can help to prevent a majority from eroding fun ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:National Assembly Of Guinea Government of Guinea Politics of Guinea Political organisations based in Guinea