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Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlement / Parliament More photos  >>> Structure of parliament Bicameral Chamber name (generic / translated) Sénat / Senate Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Assemblée nationale / National Assembly Affiliation to the IPU Yes Affiliation date(s) 1968 - 2000 2001 - LEADERSHIP President Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio (M)  Notes Elected on 5 April 2018. Secretary General Soumahoro Cidick (M)  COMPOSITION Members (statutory / current number) 99 / 66 PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN More statistics  >>> Women (current number) 8 (12.12%) Mode of designation indirectly elected 66 appointed 33 Notes Indirectly elected: Senators are elected in each of the country’s 31 regions and 2 districts (2 senators per region/district) by an electoral college composed of members of the National Assembly, mayors, regional and municipal councillors. Appointed: Appointed by the President of the Republic Term 5 years Notes With the entry into force of the 2016 Constitution, in keeping with the provisions of Article 183(3) of the Constitution the sitting Parliament's term will expire in December 2020. Last renewal dates 25 March 2018 (View details) CONTACT INFORMATION Address Sénat Yamoussoukro COTE D'IVOIRE (Export mailing lists) Phone (225) 22 51 07 40 22 51 07 41 Fax (225) E-mail senatrci@gmail.com Website http://www.senat.ci

Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlement / Parliament Structure of parliament Bicameral Chamber name (generic / translated) Sénat / Senate Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Assemblée nationale / National Assembly LEGAL FRAMEWORK Electoral law 14 February 2018 Ordonnance No. 2018-143 Mode of designation indirectly elected 66 appointed 33 Constituencies n/a Voting system : n/a Voter requirements n/a CANDIDATES Eligibility - age:35 years - Côte d'Ivoire citizenship (or naturalized for at least five years) - Residence in the constituency where running Incompatibilities n/a Candidacy requirements n/a

Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlement / Parliament Structure of parliament Bicameral Chamber name (generic / translated) Sénat / Senate Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Assemblée nationale / National Assembly BACKGROUND Dates of election / renewal (from/to) 25 March 2018 Timing and scope of renewal The first ever indirect elections were held for 66 of the 99 seats in the newly created Senate. Not applicable - indirect elections STATISTICS Voter turnout Round no 1 25 March 2018 Number of registered electors Voters Blank or invalid ballot papers Valid votes Notes Distribution of votes Round no 1 Political group Candidates Votes % of votes Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) Independents Distribution of seats Round no 1 Political Group Total of seats Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) 50 Independents 16 Distribution of seats according to sex Men Women Percent of women 58 8 12.12% Distribution of seats according to age Distribution of seats according to profession Comments Note on the distribution of seats according to sex: In the first-ever elections to the 99-seat Senate held in March 2018, 8 out of 66 indirectly elected seats went to women. As at 12 June, the President of the Republic had not appointed the remaining 33 senators. Source: Senate (12.06.2018) IPU Group (13.04.2018)

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