| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Assemblée nationale / National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) (from/to) | 13 March 2005
8 May 2005 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for all the 105 seats in the National Assembly. A 2003 coup had led to the dissolution of the previous Assembly. |
The parliamentary elections were held simultaneously with the presidential election on 13 March 2005. A military coup in 2003 had overthrown the regime of President Ange-Félix Patassé. On 15 March 2003
the National Assembly
composed of 109 members serving a five-year-term
had also been suspended.
The 2005 elections registered a total of 1
816 candidates. The elections had been postponed twice since January 2005 in order to resolve issues related to the question of who would be allowed to run for president.
The main political parties were the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC)
the former ruling party led by former prime minister Martin Ziguélé; the Central African Democratic Rally (RDC)
led by Mr. André Kolingba; and the National Unity Party (PUN) of former prime minister Jean-Paul Ngoupandé. The National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa" (KNK) supported the incumbent President
François Bozizé.
The election was plagued by a number of organizational problems. Voting was delayed in several districts due to a lack of ballot papers. While overseas voting in the French cities of Lyons and Bordeaux went off peacefully
some voters destroyed electoral material in the Embassy of the Central African Republic in Paris
leading the Joint Independent Electoral Commission (CEMI) to cancel the vote in Paris.
In the first round of voting only 17 candidates secured a majority and were elected. The second round went off smoothly. The final results gave the KNK and its allies 78 seats. The MLPC won a total of 12 seats
followed by the RDC
which won seven. The Patriotic Front for Progress
the Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP)
the Löndö Association and independents secured two seats each.
Members of the National Assembly were convened on 7 June 2005 to elect a new speaker. There were two candidates
Prime Minister Célestin Leroy Gaombalet and former speaker of the National Assembly
Luc Apollinaire Dondon Konamabaye. Mr. Gaombalet was elected by 78 votes to 18
and therefore resigned as prime minister to take up speakership.
In the presidential election
Mr. Bozizé was confirmed as president by securing 64.6 per cent of votes in the run-off against Mr. Martin Ziguélé. Mr. Bozizé was inaugurated on 11 June 2005. |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 2 | 13 March 2005 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
1'302'930
946'616 (72.65%)
57'022
889'594 |
|
Notes
|
|
| Distribution of votes |
|
Round no 2
|
| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
|
|
% |
|
|
| National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa" and its allies |
1041 |
|
|
|
74.28 |
|
|
| Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC) |
159 |
|
|
|
11.42 |
|
|
| Central African Democratic Rally (RDC) |
126 |
|
|
|
6.66 |
|
|
| Patriotic Front for Progress |
124 |
|
|
|
1.90 |
|
|
| Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP) |
32 |
|
|
|
1.90 |
|
|
| Löndö Association |
12 |
|
|
|
1.90 |
|
|
| Independents |
322 |
|
|
|
1.90 |
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 2
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
|
|
|
|
| National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa" and its allies |
78
|
|
|
|
|
| Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC) |
12
|
|
|
|
|
| Central African Democratic Rally (RDC) |
7
|
|
|
|
|
| Patriotic Front for Progress |
2
|
|
|
|
|
| Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP) |
2
|
|
|
|
|
| Löndö Association |
2
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents |
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
94
11
10.48%
|
| Distribution of seats according to age |
Below 20 years
21 to 30 years
31 to 40 years
41 to 50 years
51 to 60 years
61 to 70 years
Over 70 years
|
0
1
23
35
39
7
0
|
| Distribution of seats according to profession |
| Educators |
22 |
| Liberal professions (including artists
authors) and sports professionals |
22 |
| Civil/public servants/administrators (including social/development workers) |
19 |
| Business/trade/industry employees
including executives |
11 |
| Bankers (including invest bankers)/accountants |
7 |
| Farmers/agricultural workers (including wine growers) |
6 |
| Scientists |
5 |
| Medical professions (doctors
dentists
nurses) |
4 |
| Economists |
3 |
| Legal professions |
3 |
| Others |
2 |
| Architects |
1 |
|
| Comments |
In all
12 women were elected.
The election results for Ms. Marguerite Potro Koni were invalidated by the constitutional court
and Mr. André Gre
iqngo-Vondo replaced her. The number of women was thus decreased to 11.
Source: National Assembly (25.01.2006; 23.02.2006
01.01.2010)
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