Parliament of Côte d'Ivoire

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The Parliament of Côte d'Ivoire is the national bicameral legislative body responsible for making laws and overseeing the government of Ivory Coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
canBeDissolvedBy President of Côte d’Ivoire
surface form: President of Côte d'Ivoire
compositionFeature members elected by universal suffrage in the lower house
members partly indirectly elected and partly appointed in the upper house
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Côte d’Ivoire
surface form: Constitution of Côte d'Ivoire
country Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
surface form: Ivory Coast
establishedAsBicameral 2016
formerSeat Abidjan
function budget approval
constitutional amendment approval
government oversight
lawmaking
ratification of international treaties
hasPart National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire
Senate of Côte d'Ivoire
hasPower amend laws
approve state budget
create parliamentary commissions
pass laws
question government
headOfStateInteraction laws promulgated by the President of Côte d'Ivoire
jurisdiction Côte d'Ivoire
languageUsed French
legislativeBranchOf Government of Côte d’Ivoire
surface form: Government of Côte d'Ivoire
legislatureType bicameral
location Yamoussoukro
lowerHouse National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire
meetsIn Parliament Building of Côte d'Ivoire
meetsInCapital Yamoussoukro
membership parliamentary assemblies of the Economic Community of West African States
oversightMethod oral questions
parliamentary inquiries
written questions
predecessor National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire
region West Africa
replaced unicameral parliamentary system of Côte d'Ivoire
roleInSystem central institution of the Ivorian political system
supervises Government of Côte d’Ivoire
surface form: Government of Côte d'Ivoire
termLengthLowerHouse 5 years
termLengthUpperHouse 5 years
upperHouse Senate of Côte d'Ivoire
votingSystemLowerHouse multi-member constituencies
two-round system
votingSystemUpperHouse indirect election
presidential appointment

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Côte d'Ivoire legislature Parliament of Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire lowerHouse Parliament of Côte d'Ivoire
this entity surface form: National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire
Senate of Côte d'Ivoire partOf Parliament of Côte d'Ivoire