Assemblée Nationale

General Information

Parliament name (generic / translated)	Assemblée Nationale / National Assembly
Structure of parliament	Unicameral
Leadership
President	Célestin Leroy Gaombalet (M)
Secretary General	Aimé Amoudou (M)
Composition
Members (statutory / current number)	105 / 104
Women (current number)	10 (9.62%)
Mode of designation	Directly elected 105
Term	5 years
Last renewal dates	13 March 2005 8 May 2005

Legal Framework
Electoral law	5 December 2004 Referendum
Mode of designation	Directly elected 105
Voting system	Majority: Two-Round System
Voter requirements	Nationality of Central African Republic age: 18 years or over residence in constituency for 6 months or more citizens overseas who have been registered at the Embassy or Consulate in the host country for at least six months can vote Disqualifications: conviction for crime; guardianship/ward
Candidates
Eligibility	Nationality of the Central African Republic age: 25 years or over at the time of registration ineligibility: criminal conviction, undischarged bankruptcy, insanity, guardianship, imprisonment for certain offences, refusal to appear in court.
Incompatibilities	membership of government certain offices (prefect, sub-prefect, judge) held in the same constituency in the preceding two years officers of armed forces who have held a territorial command in the same constituency
Candidacy requirements	candidature must be submitted at least 30 days prior to elections. simultaneous submission of name of substitute is required. candidature can be submitted by political parties without restriction. mandatory deposit of 250,000 CFA francs per candidate. deposit is fully reimbursed if the candidate obtains at least 10 per cent of valid votes in the constituency concerned. half the deposit is reimbursed if the candidate obtains more than 5 per cent but less than 10 per cent of valid votes.