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ALGERIA (Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Shabiyah) |
National People's Assembly / Al-Majlis Ech-Chaabi Al-Watani Abdelkader
Bensalah -
President of the National People's
Assembly Party
: RND (President of the National
People's Assembly since June 17, 1998) Elections : National People's Assembly-last held 5 June 1997 (next to be held NA 2001) Last election results : percent of seats by party : RND 156 (Rassemblement national pour la démocratie / National Rally for Democracy, authoritarian) MSP 69 (Mouvement de la Société pour la Paix / Harakat Moudjtamaa As-Silm / Movement of the Society for Peace, islamist) ; FLN 62 (Front pour la Libération Nationale / Jabha al Tahrir al Watani / Front for National Liberation, socialist) ; MRI 34 (Mouvement de la Renaissance Islamique / Harakat al-Nahda al-Islamiyya / Islamic Renaissance Movement, moderate islamist) ; FFS 20 (Front des Forces Socialistes / Front of Socialist Forces, social-democratic Berber) ; RCD 19 (Rassemblement pour ma Culture et la Démocratie / Rally for Culture and Democracy, liberal Berber) ; PT 4 (Parti du Travail / Workers' Party) ; PRP 3 (Parti Répulicain Progressif / Republican Progressive Party) ; UDL 1 Union pour la Démocratie et la Liberté / Union for Democracy and Freedom) ; PSL 1 (Parti Social-Libéral / Social-Liberal Party) (Non-partisans / Independents) 11 Web site - http://www.apn-dz.org/ Council of Nations / Al-Majlis Al-Umma Mohamed
Bachir Boumaza
- President of the Council of
Nations Born
: November 26, 1927 in
Beni-Nerai, Constantinois Education / Profession
: During his exile, he
was a book publisher. Party
: FLN (President of the Council
of Nations since
1997) Elections : 25 december 1997 Results : Seats by party : RND - 80 / FLN - 10 / FFS - 4 / MSP - 2 / Appointed members - 48 WEB site - http://www.majliselouma.dz/ |
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ANGOLA (Republica de Angola) |
Roberto de
Almeida -
President of the National Assembly (President of the National
Assembly since
1992) Elections : last held 29-30 September 1992 (next to be held NA) Last election results : Seats by party : MPLA 129 (Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola Partido de Trabalho / Popular Liberation Movement of Angola / Labour Party, authoritarian/extreme left) ; UNITA 77 (União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola / National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, authoritarian/ conservative) ; PRS 6 (Partido Renovador Social / Social Renewal Party, centrist) ; FNLA 5 (Frente Nacional para a Libertação de Angola / National Front for the Liberation of Angola, conservative) ; PLD 3 (Partido Liberal Democrático / Liberal Democratic Party) ; PRD 1 (Partido Renovador Democrático / Democratic Renewal Party, centrist) ; AD 1 (Aliança Democrática de Angola / Democratic Alliance of Angola) ; PSD 1 (Partido Social-Democrata / Social Democrat Party) ; PAJOCA 1 (Partido da Aliança da Juventude, Operários e Campesinos de Angola / Party of the Alliance of Youth, Workers and Farmers of Angola, extreme left) ; FDA 1 (Fórum Democrátrico Angolano / Angolan Democratic Forum, conservative) ; PDPANA 1 (Partido Democrático para Progreso/Aliança Nacional Angolano / Democratic Progress Party/Angolan National Alliance, conservative) ; PNDA 1 (Partido Nacional Democrático Angolano / Angolan National Democratic Party, progressive) WEB site - http://www.angola.org/politics/p_pass.htm |
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BENIN (Republique du Benin) |
Adrien
Houngbedji -
President of the National Assembly Born :
March 05, 1942 in
Aplahoué, Benin Education / Profession
: Etudes secondaires
au Lycée Victor Ballot de Porto-Novo. Il
obtint le baccalauréat en 1961 et fit ses
études supérieures à la
Faculté de Droit et des Sciences.
Party
: PRD (Party for
Democratic Renewal) (President of the National
Assembly since
1999) Elections : last held 30 March 1999 (next to be held March 2003) Last election results : Seats by party : PRB 27 (Parti de la renaissance du Bénin / Party for the Rebirth of Benin, centrist) ; PRD 11 (Parti du renouveau démocratique / Democratic Renewal Party) ; PSD 9 (Parti social-démocrate / Social Democratic Party) ; MADEP 6 (Mouvement africain pour la démocratie et le progrès / African Movement for Democracy and Progress) ; FARD 10 (Front d'action pour le rénouveau et le développement / Action Front for Renewal and Development) ; IPD 4 (Impulsion au progrès et la démocratie / Impulse to Progress and Democracy) ; ÉTOILE 4 (Alliance Étoile / Star Alliance) ; DUNYA 3 (Car Dunya) ; MERCI 2 (Mouvement pour l'Engagement et le Réveil du Citoyen (Movement for Citizens' Commitment and Awakening) ; Others 7 WEB site - http://afrikinfo.com/lois/assembly/index.htm |
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BOTSWANA (Republic of Botswana) |
- President of the
House of Chiefs (Since ) National Assembly Matlapeng Ray
Molomo -
Speaker of the National Assembly (Speaker of the National
Assembly since
1999) Elections : last held 16 October 1999 (next to be held NA October 2004) Last election results : Seats by party : BDP 33 Botswana Democratic Party, conservative ; BNF 6 Botswana National Front, social-democratic ; BCP 1 Botswana Congress Party. Co-opted members, ex-officio members and the speaker 7 WEB site - No known sites |
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BURKINA FASO (Burkina Faso) |
National Assembly / Assemblee des Deputes Populaires Mélégué
Maurice Traoré
- Speaker
of the National Assembly Born : Education / Profession
: Maîtrise
d'Histoire contemporaine. DEA de Lettres Modernes.
DESS de Diplomatie et Administration des
Organisations Internationales. Doctorat de Sciences
Politiques. Party :
CDP (Speaker of the National
Assembly since June 1997) Elections : Last held 11 May 1997 (next to be held NA 2002) Last election results : Seats by party : CDP 101 (Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès / Congress for Democracy and Progress, extreme left) ; PDP 6 (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès /Party for Democracy and Progress, social-democratic) ; UDV / RDA 2 (Rassemblement démocratique africain / African Democratic Rally, centrist) ; ADF 2 (Alliance pour la démocratie et la féderation / Alliance for Democracy and Federation, centrist) Chamber of Representatives / Chambre des Représentants Moussa
Sanogo -
President of the House of
Representatives (President of the House of
Representatives since December 28, 1995) WEB site - http://www.primature.gov.bf/republic/fparlement.htm |
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BURUNDI (Republika y'u Burundi) |
Léonce
Ngendakumana -
Speaker of the Transitional National
Assembly (Speaker of the
Transitional National Assembly
since 1993) Elections : last held 30 June 1993 (next was scheduled to be held in 1998, but suspended by presidential decree in 1996) Last election results: Seats by party : FRODEBU 65 (Front pour la démocratie au Burundi / Front for the Democracy in Burundi, Hutu emancipatory) ; UPRONA 6 (Union pour le progrès national/Union of National Progress, authoritarian Tutsis) Additional members since 16 july 1998 - 40 WEB site - No known sites |
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CAMEROON (Republic of Cameroon) |
Djibril
Cavayé
Yeguie -
Speaker of the National Assembly (Speaker of the National
Assembly since
1997) Elections : last held 11 May 1997 (next to be held NA 2002) Last election results : Seats by party : CPDM/RDCP 109 (Camerounais/Cameroon People's Democratic Movement / Camerounais / Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, conservative) ; SDF 43 (Social-Democratic Front / Front Social-Démocratique) ; UNDP 13 (Union Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Progrès / National Union for Democracy and Progress, moderate islamist) ; UDC 5 (Union Démocratique du Cameroun / Democratic Union of Cameroon, oppositional) ; MDR 1 (Movement for the Defence of the Republic / Mouvement pour la Défense de la République) ; UPC 1 (Union of the People's of Cameroon / Union des Populations du Cameroun) ; MLJC 1 (Liberty Movement of the Cameroon Youth) Note : results from 7 contested seats were cancelled by the Supreme Court and have yet to be filled. WEB site - No known sites |
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CAPE-VERDE (islands) (Republica de Cabo Verde) |
António
do Espírito Santo
Fonseca -
Speaker of the National Assembly Born
: on April 26, 1951 in
Ribeira Grande Education / Profession
: Bachelor in Civil
engineering/ Civil Engineer. Party
: MPD (Speaker of the National
Assembly since
1995) Elections : last held 17 December 1995 (next to be held NA 2000) Last election results : Seats by party : MPD 50 (Movimento para Democracia / Movement for Democracy, centrist) ; PAICV 21 (Partido Africano da Independencia de Cabo Verde / African Party of Independence of Cape Verde, socialist) ; PCD 1 (Partido Convergencia Democrática / Democratic Convergence Party, centrist ) WEB site - http://www.parlamento.cv/ |
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (Republique Centrafricaine) |
Luc
Apollinaire Dondon
Konamabaye -
President of the National Assembly (President of the National
Assembly since
1998) Elections : last held 22 november and 13 december 1998 (next to be held NA 2003) Last election results : Seats by party : MLPC 47 (Mouvement pour la Libération du Peuple Centrafricain / Liberation Movement of the Central African People, christian-democrat) ; RDC 20 (Rassemblement Démocratique Centrafricain/Central African Democratic Rally, authoritarian) ; MDD 8 (Mouvement pour la Démocratie et le développement / Movement for Democracy and Development, authoritarian) ; FPP 7 (Front Patriotique pour le Progrès / Patriotic Front for Progress, social-democratic) ; PSD 6 (Parti Social Démocratique (Social Democratic Party, conservative) ; ADP 5 (Alliance pour la Démocratie et le Progrès / Alliance for Democracy and Progress progressive) ; PUN 3 (Parti de l'Unité Nationale / Party for National Unity) ; PLD 2 (Parti Libéral Démocratique / Liberal Democratic Party, liberal) ; FODEM 2 (Forum Démocratique pour le Progrès / Democratic Forum for Progress) ; UPR 1 (Union Populaire pour la République / People's Union for the Republic) ; FC 1 (Forum Civique / Civic Forum, conservative) Independents 7 Note : the National Assembly is advised by the Economic and Regional Council or Conseil Economique et Regional ; when they sit together they are called the Congress or Congrès WEB site - No known sites |
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CHAD (Republique du Tchad) |
Wadal
Abdelkader
Kamougué
- Speaker of the National Assembly (Speaker of the National
Assembly since
1997) Elections : National Assembly - last held in two rounds on 5 January and 27 February 1997, (next to be held NA 2001) Last election results : Seats by party : MPS 65 (Mouvement Patriotique du Salut / Patriotic Salvation Movement, authoritarian) ; URD 29 (Union pour le Rénouveau et la Démocratie / Union for Renewal and Democracy) ; UNDR 15 (Union Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Renouvellement / National Union for Democracy and Renewal) ; UDR 4 (Union pour la Démocratie et la République/Union for Democracy and the Republic) ; RDP 3 (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès / Rally for Democracy and Progress) ; PLD 3 (Parti pour la Liberté et le Développement / Party for Freedom and Development) ; AND 2 (Action Nationale pour le Développement / National Action for Development) ; ACTUS 2 (Action pour l'Unité et le Socialisme / Action for Unity and Socialism) ; CNDS 1 (Convention Nationale pour la Démocratie Sociale / National Convention for Social Democracy) ; FAR 1 (Front of Action Forces for the Republic) Vacant 2 Note : in the first round of voting some candidates won clear victories by receiving 50% or more of the vote ; where that did not happen, the two highest scoring candidates stood for a second round of voting. WEB site - No known sites |
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COMOROS The (islands) (Republique Fédérale Islamique des Comores) |
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- President of the Federal Assembly (President of the Federal
Assembly since ?) Elections : Federal Assembly - last held 1 and 8 December 1996 (next to be held NA) Last election results : Federal Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA ; seats by party - RND 39, FNJ 3, independent 1 Parliament has been dissolved. WEB site - No known sites |
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CONGO (Brazzaville) (République du Congo) |
Justin
Koumba -
President of the National Transitional
Council ( President of the
National Transitional Council
since 1998) Elections : National Transitional Council-last held NA January 1998 (next to be held NA2001) Last election results : National Transitional Council - percentage of vote by party - NA ; seats by party - NA note-at that election the National Transitional Council is to be replaced by a bicameral assembly. WEB site - No known sites |
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CONGO (Democratic Republic) (République Démocratique du Congo) |
- President of the
(Since ) Elections : the country's first multi-party presidential and legislative elections had been scheduled for May 1997 but were not held ; instead KABILA overthrew the MOBUTU government and seized control of the country. WEB site - No known sites |
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CÔTE D'IVOIRE (Ivory Coast) (Republique de Cote d'Ivoire) |
- President of the
National Assembly (President of the National
Assembly since
) Elections : last held 1994 (next to be held N) Last election results : percent of vote by party - NA ; seats by party - PDCI 150, RDR 13, FPI 12 Note : Parliament was dissolved after the coup d'état in 1999. WEB site - No known sites |
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DJIBOUTI (Republic of Djibouti) |
Said Ibrahim
Badoul -
Speaker of the National Assembly (Speaker of the National
Assembly since
1997) Elections : last held 19 December 1997 (next to be held NA 2002) Last election results : Seats by party : RPP 54 (Rassemblement populaire pour le Progrès / People's Rally for Progress) ; FRUD 11 (Front pour la Restauration de l'Unité et de la Démocratie / Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy) Note - RPP and FRUD (the ruling party's) dominated the election. [PRD (Parti du Renouveau Démocratique / Democratic Renewal Party, oppositional - 19,2% votes) and PND (Parti National Démocratique (National Democratic Party, oppositional - 2,3% votes) not represented] WEB site - No known sites |
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EGYPT (Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah) |
Ahmed Fathy
Kamel Sorour -
Speaker of the People's Assembly (Speaker of the People's
Assembly since
2000) Elections : Last held 18 and 29 october and 13 november 2000 (next to be held NA 2005) Last election results : Seats by party : HDW /NDP 353 (Hizb al Dimuqratiyah al Wataniyah (National Democratic Party, authoritarian) Independents' joining HDW - 35 HJW/NDP 7 (Hizb al-Wafd-al-Jadid (New Delegation Party, liberal) ; HTWTW/NWP 6 (Hizb al Tajamaa al Wataniyah al Tagadamm al Wahdwa / Progressive National Unionist Party, extreme left) Ahrar/LSP 1 (Hizb al-Ahrar / Liberal Party, centrist) ; Nasserist Arab Democratic Party, extreme left - 3 Non-partisans - 37 ; Vacant 2 ; Nominated members 10 WEB site - http://www.assembly.gov.eg/ Advisory Council / Majlis al-Shura - President of the
Senate (Since ) Election : Last held 7 June 1995 (next to be held NA) Last election results : percentage of vote by party - NDP 99%, independents 1% ; seats by party - NA WEB site - No known sites |
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA (Guinea Ecuatorial) |
Salomón
Nguema Owono -
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the
People (Speaker of the House of
Representatives of the People
since 1999) Elections : last held 7 March 1999 (next to be held NA 2004) {boycotted by most of the opposition} Last election results : Seats by party : PDGE 75 (Partido Democratico Guinea Ecuatorial / Democratic Party of Ecuatorial Guinea, authoritarian) ; UP 4 (Unión Popular / People's Union) ; CPDS 1 (Convergencia para la Democracia Social / Convergence for a Social Democracy) Note : Two deputies of the UP are excluded from the party after they joined the government. WEB site - No known sites |
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ERITREA (Hagere Ertra) |
Isaias
Afwerki -
President of the National Assembly (President of the National
Assembly since
1994) Elections : in May 1997, following the adoption of the new constitution, 75 members of the PFDJ Central Committee (the old Central Committee of the EPLF), 60 members of the 527-member Constituent Assembly which had been established in 1997 to discuss and ratify the new constitution, and 15 representatives of Eritreans living abroad were formed into a Transitional National Assembly to serve as the country's legislative body until country-wide elections to a National Assembly are held ; only 75 members will be elected to the National Assembly - the other 75 will be members of the Central Committee of the PFDJ. WEB site - No known sites |
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ETHIOPIA (YeItyop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik) |
Almaz
Meko -
President of the House of Federation (President of the House of
Federation since
2000) House of People's Representatives / Yehizib Twekayoch Mekir Bete Dawit
Yohannes -
Speaker of the House of People's
Representatives Party
: ANDM (Amhara
National Democratic Movement) (Speaker of the House of
People's Representatives
since 2000) Elections : Regional and National popular elections were held on May 14, 2000). Ethiopia's four-party ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi won an overwhelming majority in national and regional elections. (Next to be held in 2005). Last election results : Seats by party : OPDO 177 (Oromo People's Democratic Organization) ; ANDM 134 (Amhara National Democratic Movement) ; TPLF 38 (Tigray Peoples Liberation Front) ; WGGPDO 27 (Walayta, Gamo, Gofa Dawro Konta People's Democratic Organization) ; EPRDF 19 (Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (Addis Ababa) ; SPDO 19 (Solami Peoples Democratic Party) ; SPDO 18 (Sidama Peoples Democratic Organization) ; GNDM 15 (Gurage Nationalities Democratic Movement) ; KSPDO 10 (Kafa Shaka Peoples Democratic Organization) ; ANDP 8 (Afar National Democratic Party) ; GPRDF 7 (Gedeyo People's Revolutionary Democratic Front) ; BGPDUF 6 (Benishangul Gumuz Peoples Democratic Unity Front) ; BMPDO 5 (Bench Madji Peoples Democratic Organization) ; KAT 4 (Kembata, Alabaa and Tembaro) ; GPDF 3 (Gambela Peoples Democratic Front); SEPDF 3 (South Ethiopia People's Democratic Front) ; SEPDU 2 (South Ethiopia People Democratic Union) ; EDUP 2 (Ethiopian's Democratic Unity Party) ; APDM 1 (Argoba People Democratic Movement) ; AAPO 1 (All Amhara Peoples Organization) ; OLUF 1 (Oromo Liberation Unity Front ; ONC 1 (Oromo National Congress) ; SPDUP 1 (Silte Peoples Democratic Unity Party) YPDUP 1 (Yem People's Democratic Unity Party) ; HNDO 1 (Hadiya National Democratic Organization) ; KNDO 1 (Kore Nationality Democratic Organization) ; BPDU 1 (Burgi People's Democratic Union) ; Non-partisans 12 WEB site - http://www.ethiopar.net/ |
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GABON (République Gabonaise) |
Senate Georges
Rawiri -
President of the Senate Born
: March 10, 1932 in
Lambarané Education /
Profession :
Études secondaires au Lycée
Jean-Baptiste Dumas à Alès,
Gard-France. En 1956, il est titulaire du
Baccalauréat, série moderne, et entre
au studio-école de l'OCORA d'où il
sort deux ans plus tard avec un diplôme de
cadre technique. / En octobre 1960, il devient
Directeur de Radio-Gabon. Party :
PDC (President of the
Senate since
1997) Elections : Last held 26 of January and 9 of February 1997 (next to be held in January 2002) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : PDG 54 ; RNB 20 ; PGP 4 ; ADERE 3 ; RDP 1 ; CLR 1 ; Independents 9. WEB site - http://www.senat-gabon.org/
Guy
Nzouba-Ndama -
Speaker of the National Assembly (Speaker of the National
Assembly since
1996) Elections : Last held on 15 and 29 of December 1996 (next to be held NA December 2001) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : PDG 85 (Parti Démocratique Gabonais / Gabonese Democratic Party, authoritarian) ; PGP 10 (Parti Gabonais du Progrès / Gabonese Party of Progress, progressive) ; RNB 7 (Rassemblement National des Bûcherons / National Woodcutters Rally, centrist) ; CLR 2 (Convention des Libéraux Réformateurs / Convention of Reformist Liberals, oppositional) ; USG 2 (Union pour le Socialisme au Gabon / Union for Socialism in Gabon, socialist) ; ADERE 1 (Alliance Démocratique et Républicaine / Republican and Democratic Alliance) ; RDP 1 (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès / Rally for Democracy and Progress) ; CRP 1 (Cercle pour le Renouveau et le Progrès / Circle for Renewal and Progress) ; CDJ 1 (Congrès pour la Démocratie et la Justice / Congress for Democracy and Justice) ; FAR 1 (Forum African pour la Reconstruction / African Forum for Reconstruction, Progressive) ; MORENA 1 (Mouvement pour le Redressement National / Movement for National Regeneration) ; UPG 1 (Union du Peuple Gabonais / Union of the Gabonese People) Independents 7 WEB site - No known sites |
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GAMBIA (Republic of Gambia) |
Mustapha
Wadda -
Speaker of the National Assembly (Speaker of the National Assembly
since 1997) Elections : last popular election held on 2 of January 1997 (next to be held NA 2002) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : APRC 33 (Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction, authoritarian) ; UDP 7 (United Democratic Party, centrist) ; NRP 2 (National Reconciliation Party, centrist) ; PDOIS 1 (People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism, socialist) Appointed members 4 WEB site - No known sites |
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GHANA (Republic of Ghana) |
Daniel F.
Annan -
Speaker of the Parliament (Speaker of the
Parliament since
1996) Elections : last held on 7 of December 2000 (next to be held NA December 2004) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : NPP 99 (New Patriotic Party, liberal) ; NDC 92 (National Democratic Congress, authoritarian) ; PNC 3 (People's National Convention, socialist) ; CPP 1 (Convention People's Party, socialist) ; Non-particans 4 ; to be declared 1. WEB site - No known sites |
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GUINEA (Republique de Guinée) |
El Hadj
Boubacar Biro
Diallo -
Speaker of the National Assembly (Speaker of the National Assembly
since 1995) Elections : last held 11 June 1995 (next to be held NA 2000) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : PUP 71 (Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès / Party of Unity and Progress, authoritarian) ; RPG 19 (Rassemblement du Peuple Guinéen / Rally of the Guinean People, centrist) ; PRP 9 (Parti pour le Renouveau et le Progrès* / Party for Renewal and Progress) ; UNR 9 (Union pour la Nouvelle République* / Union for the New Republic) ; UNPG 2 (Union Nationale pour la Prosperité de la Guinée / National Union for Prosperity of Guinea) ; DJAMA 1 (Parti Djama / Djama Party) ; PDG-RDA 1 (Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain / Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally) ; PDG 1 (Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Ahmed Sejou Touré / Democratic Party of Guinea-Ahmed Sejou Touré) ; UNP 1 (Union National pour le Progrès / National Union for Progress) * PRP and UNR : The PRP and the UNR merged into the Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau (Union for Progress and Renewal) WEB site - No known sites |
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GUINEA-BISSAU (Republica da Guine-Bissau) |
Jorge
Malu -
President of the National People's
Assembly (President of the National
People's Assembly
since 1999) Elections : last held on 28 of November 1999 (next to be held by NA) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : PRS 38 (Partido para a Renovação Social / Party for Social Renewal, progressive) ; RGB 28 (Resistência da Guiné-Bissau-Movimento Bafatá / Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement) ; PAIGC 24 (Partido Africano da Independência de Guiné e Cabo Verde / African Independence Party of Guinea and Cape Verde, extreme left) ; AD 4 (Aliança Democrática / Democratic Alliance); UM 3 (União para a Mudança / Union for Change, progressive) ; PSD 3 (Partido Social Democrático / Social Democratic Party, social-democratic) ; FDS 1 (Frente Democrática Social / Democratic Social Front) ; UNDP 1 (União Nacional para a Democracia e o Progresso / National Union for Democracy and Progress) WEB site - No known sites |
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KENYA (Republic of Kenya) |
Francis K. X.
Ole-Kaparo -
Speaker of the National Assembly (Speaker of the National
Assembly since
1997) Elections : last held on 29 and 30 of December 1997 (next to be held between 1 of December 2002 and 30 of April 2003) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : KANU 108 + 6 (Kenya African National Union, authoritarian) ; DP 39+ 2 (Democratic Party, centrist) ; NDP 21 + 1 (National Development Party, centrist) ; FORD-K 17 + 1 (Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Kenya, liberal) ; SDP 15 + 1 (Social Democratic Party, social-democratic) ; SAFINA 4 + 1 (Safina - Ark, centrist) ; FORD-P 3 (Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People, centrist) ; FORD-A 1 (Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Asili, centrist) ; Shirikisho 1 (Shirikisho, regional) ; KSC 1 (Kenya Social Congress, social-democratic) Ex-officio members 2 WEB site - No known sites |
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LESOTHO (Kingdom of Lesotho) |
Sempe
Lejaha -
President of the Senate (President of the
Senate since
1998) National Assembly Ntlhoboi
Motsamai -
President of the National Assembly (President of the National
Assembly since
1998) note - number of seats in the Assembly rose from 65 to 80 in the May 1998 election. Elections : last held on 23 of May 1998 (next to be held in late 1999 or early 2000) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : LCD 78 ( Lesotho Congress for Democracy, social-democratic) ; BNP 1 (Basotho National Party, conservative) Vacant 1 Note : results contested ; opposition parties claimed the election was fraudulent and staged a coup; Southern African Development Community (SADC) forces intervened in September 1998 and restored order; the Interim Political Authority (IPA) was set up in December 1998 to create a new electoral system and conduct new elections within 18 months. WEB site - No known sites |
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LIBERIA (Republic of Liberia) |
Keikura B.
Kpoto -
President of the Senate (President of the
Senate since
1997) Elections : Last held on 19 of July 1997 (next to be held in NA 2001) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : NPP 21 ; UP 3 ; ALCOP 2 House of Representatives Nyudueh
Morkonmana -
President of the House of
Representatives (President of the House of
Representatives since
1997) Elections : Last held on 19 of July 1997 (next to be held in NA 2001) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : NPP 49 (National Patriotic Party, authoritarian) ; UP 7 (Unity Party, centrist) ; ALCOP 3 (All Liberia Coalition Party) ; APP 2 (Alliance of Political Parties) ; UPP 2 (United People's Party) ; LPP 1 (Liberian People's Party) Note - the Alliance of Political Parties was a coalition of the LAP and the Liberia Unification Party or LUP WEB site - No known sites |
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LIBYA (Al Jamahiriyyah al Arabiyyah al- Libiyyah ash Shabiyah al Ishtirakiyyah al-Uzma) |
Zenati
Mohamed Zenati
- President of the Parliament (President of the
Parliament since
1997) WEB site - No known sites |
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MADAGASCAR (République de Madagascar) |
Ange C. F.
Andrianarisoa -
President of the National Assembly Party
: AREMA (President of the National
Assembly since
1998) Election : last held on 17 of May 1998 (next to be held NA 2002) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : AREMA 63 (Andry sy Riana Enti-Manavotra an'i Madagasikara (Pillar and Structure for the Salvation of Madagascar, socialist) ; LEADER/Fanilo 16 (Leader-Fanilo/Torch, anti-Zafy) ; AVI 14 (Ny Asa Vita no Ifampitsanara) ; RPSD 11 (Rassemblement pour le Socialisme et la Démocratie (Rally for Socialism and Democracy, social-democratic) ; AFFA 6 ; MFM 3 (Mpitolona ho'amin'ny Fanjakan'ny Madinika) ; AKFM/Fanavaozana 3 (Antoky Kongresy Fahaleonvantenani Madagaskar-Fanavaozana (Renewal Faction of the Congress Party for the Independence of Madagascar communist-pro-Zafy) ; Fihaonana 1 (Fihaonana/Confédération des Societés pour le développement (Confederation of Civil Societies for Development, pro-Zafy) ; GRAD/Iloafo 1 (Groupe d'Action et Réflexion pour le Développement de Madagascar (Action and Reflection Group for the Development of Madagacar, pro-Zafy) Independents 32 WEB site - http://www.assemblee-nationale.mg/ |
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MALAWI (Republic of Malawi) |
Sam
Mpasu -
President of the National Assembly (President of the National
Assembly since 1999) Elections : last heldon 15 of June 1999 (next to be held NA 2004) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : UDF 93 (United Democratic Front, liberal) ; MCP 66 (Malawi Congress Party) ; AFORD 29 (Alliance for Democracy, progressive centrist) Independents 4 WEB site - No known sites |
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MALI (Republique de Mali) |
Ali Nouhoum
Diallo -
President of the National Assembly (President of the National
Assembly since
1997) Elections : last held on 20 of July and 3 of August 1997 (next to be held in two rounds in 2002) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : ADEMA 128 (Alliance pour la Démocratie au Mali-Parti Pan-Africain pour la Liberté, la Solidarité et la Justice / Alliance for Democracy in Mali-Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity and Justice, centrist) ; PARENA 8 (Parti pour la Renaissance Nationale / Party for National Renewal) ; CDS 4 (Convention Démocratique et Sociale / Democratic and Social Convention) ; PDP 2 (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès / Party for Democracy and Progress) ; UDD 2 (Union pour la Démocratie et le Développement / Union for Democracy and Development) ; COPP 1 (Convention pour le Progrès et la Peuple / Convention for Progress and the People) ; PDJ 1 (Parti pour la Démocratie et la Justice / Democracy and Justice Party) ; RND 1 (Rassemblement National Démocratique /National Democratic Rally) Malians from abroad 13 Note : much of the opposition boycotted the election. WEB site - No known sites |
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MAURITANIA (Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah) |
Dieng Boubou
Farba -
President of the Senate (President of the
Senate since
2000) Elections : Last held on 07 and 14 of April 2000 (next to be held NA 2002) Last election results : partial senatorial elections are not available WEB site - http://www.mauritania.mr/Francais/Senat_fr.htm National Assembly / Al Jamiya-Al-Wataniya Cheikh
Sid'Ahmed Ould
Baba -
President of the National Assembly (President of the National
Assembly since
1996) Elections : Last held on 11 and 18 of October 1996 (next to be held NA 2001) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : PRDS 71 (Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social / Social and Democratic Republican Party, authoritarian) ; AC 1 (Action pour Changement / Action for Change) ; Independents 6 WEB site - http://www.mauritania.mr/Francais/Assemblee_nationale_fr.htm |
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MAURITIUS (Republic of Mauritius) |
Ramesh
Jeewoolall -
Speaker of the National Assembly (Speaker of the National
Assembly since
2000) Elections : last held on 11 of September 2000 - (next to be held by 2005) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : MSM and MMM 54 (Mouvement Socialiste Mauricien / Mauritian Socialist Movement, social-democratic) and (Mouvement Militant Mauricien / Mauritian Militant Movement, socialist) ; PTr and PMXD 6 (Parti Travailiste / Mauritius Labour Party, social-democratic) and (Parti Mauricien Xavier Duval / Xavier Duval's Mauritian Party ) ; OPR 2 (Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais / Rodrigues People's Organization, regionalist) Note : A coalition of the Mauritian Militant Movement and the Mauritian Socialist Movement, led by Anerood Jugnauth, wins a huge majority in parliament. WEB site - No known sites |
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MOROCCO (Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah) |
Upper House or Chamber of Counselors / Majlis al-Mustacharin Mustapha
Oukacha -
President of the Chamber of
Counselors (President of the Chamber
of Counselors since
1997) Elections : Last held on 5 of December 1997 (next to be held NA December 2000) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : RNI 42 (Rassemblement National des Indépendants/National Rally of Independents) ; MDS 33 (Mouvement Démocratique et Social/ Democratic and Social Movement) ; UC 28 (Union Constitutionnelle/ Constitutionnal Union) ; MP 27 (Mouvement Populaire/People's Movement) ; PND 21 (Parti National-Démocrate/National -Democratic Party) ; I 21 (Istiqlal/Parti d'Independence/Independence Party) ; USFP 16 (Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires/Socialist Union of Popular Forces) ; MNP 15 (Mouvement National Populaire/People's National Movement) ; PA 13 (Parti de l'Action/Action Party) ; FFD 12 (Front des Forces Démocratiques/Democratic Forces' Front) ; PRP 7 (Parti du Renouveau et du Progrés/Renewal and Progress Party) ; PSD 4 (Parti Social et Démocratique/Social and Democratic Party) ; PDI 4 (Parti Démocratique pour l'Independence/Democratic Party for Independence) ; Trade unionists 27 Lower House or Chamber of Representatives / Majlis Nawab Abdelwahed
Radi -
President of the House of
Representatives (President of the House of
Representatives since
1997) Elections : last held on 14 of November 1997 (next to be held NA November 2002) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : USFP 57 (Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires / Socialist Union of Popular Forces, social-democratic) ; UC 50 (Union Constitutionelle / Constitutional Union, centrist) ; RNI 46 (Rassemblement National des Indépendents (National Rally of Independents, conservative) ; MP 40 (Mouvement Populaire / Popular Movement, conservative) ; I 32 (Istiqlal/Parti d'Independence / Independence Party, social-democratic) ; MDS 32 (Mouvement Démocratique et Social / Democratic and Social Movement, centrist) ; MNP 19 (Mouvement National Populaire / National Popular Movement, conservative) ; PND 10 (Parti National-Démocrate / National Democratic Party, conservative) ; PRP 9 (Parti du Renouveau et du Progrés / Party of Renewal and Progress, communist) ; MPCD 9 (Mouvement Populaire Constitutionel et Démocratique / Constitutional and Democratic Popular Movement, moderate islamist) ; FFD 9 (Front des Forces Démocratiques / Front of Democratic Forces) ; PSD 5 (Parti Social et Démocratique (Social and Democratic Party, socialist) ; OADP 4 (Organisation de l'Action pour Démocratie et Peuple / Organization of Action for Democracy and the People, communist) ; PA 2 (Parti de l'Action (Action Party, liberal) ; PDI 1 (Parti Démocratique pour l'Independence / Democratic Party for Independence) WEB site - No known sites |
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MOZAMBIQUE (Republica de Mocambique) |
Eduardo
Joaquim
Mulémbwè
- President of the Assembly of the
Republic Party
: Frelimo (President of the Assembly
of the Republic since
1999) Elections : last held on 3-4 of December 1999 (next to be held NA October 2004) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : Frelimo 133 (Frente da Libertação de Moçambique / Liberation Front of Mozambique, authoritarian/socialist) Renamo-UE 117 (Resistencia Nacional Moçambicana / Mozambican National Resistance, authoritarian) Note : Renamo-UE ran as a multiparty coalition ; none of the other opposition parties received the 5% required to win parliamentary seats. WEB site - http://www.mozambique.mz/parlamen/index.htm |
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NAMIBIA (Republic of Namibia) |
National Council Kandy
Nehova -
Chairman of the National Council (Chairman of the National
Council since
1998) Elections : last held on 30 of November-1 of December 1998 (next to be held by December 2004) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : SWAPO 21 ; DTA 4 ; UDF 1 Note : the National Council is a merely advisory body. National Assembly Mosé
P. Tjitendero -
Speaker of the National Assembly (Speaker of the National
Assembly since
1999) Elections : last held on 30 of november and 1 of december 1999 (next to be held in 2005) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : SWAPO 55 (South West African People's Organization, socialist) ; CoD 7 (Congress of Democrats, social-democratic) ; DTA 7 (Democratic Turnhall Alliance, conservative) ; UDF 2 (United Democratic Front, centrist) ; MAG 1 (Monitor Action Group, christian-conservative) ; Appointed members 6 WEB site - No known sites |
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NIGER (République du Niger) |
Mahamane
Ousmane -
Speaker of the National Assembly (Speaker of the National
Assembly since
1999) Elections : last held on 24 of November 1999 (next to be held NA 2004) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : MNSD-Nassara 38 (Mouvement National de la Societé de Développement / National Movement of the Development Society) ; CDS-Rahama 17 (Convention Démocratique et Sociale / Democratic and Social Convention, centrist) ; PNDS-Tarayya 16 (Parti Nigérien pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme / Nigerian Party for Democracy and Socialism, social-democratic) ; RDP-Jama'a 8 (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès / Rally for Democracy and Progress) ; ANDPS-Zaman Lahia 4 (Alliance Nigérienne pour la Démocratie et le Progrès / Nigerian Alliance for Democracy and Progress) WEB site - No known sites |
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NIGERIA (Federal Republic of Nigeria) |
House of Representatives Ghali Umar
Na'Abba -
President of the House of
Representatives (President of the House of
Representatives since
1999) Elections : 20-24 of February 1999. (next to be held NA 2003) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : PDP 206 (People's Democratic Party, centrist) ; APP 74 (All People's Party, conservative) ; AD 68 (Alliance for Democracy, progressive) ; To be elected on 6 of march 1999 - 12 Senate Pius Anyim
- President
of the Senate (President of the
Senate since
1999) Elections : last held on 20-24 of February 1999 (next to be held NA 2003) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : PDP 59 ; APP 29 ; AD 20 ; To be elected on 6 of March 1999 - 1 WEB site - No known sites |
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RWANDA (Republika y'u Rwanda) |
Vincent
Biruta -
Speaker of the Transitional National
Assembly (Speaker of the
Transitional National Assembly
since 1994) Elections : the last national legislative elections were held on 16 of December 1988 for the National Development Council (the legislature prior to the advent of the Transitional National Assembly) ; no elections have been held for the Transitional National Assembly as the distribution of seats was predetermined by the Arusha peace accord Last election results : percentage of seats by party : FPR 13 (Front Patriottique Rwandais / Rwanda Patriotic Front, Tutsis) ; MDR 13 (Mouvement Démocratique Républicain / Republican Democratic Movement, Hutus) ; PSD 13 (Parti Social-Démocrate / Social Democratic Party, Hutu-social-democratic) ; PL 13 (Parti Libéral / Liberal Party, Hutu-liberal) ; PDC 6 (Parti Démocratique Chrêtien / Christian-Democratic Party, Hutu-christian-democratic) ; PDI 2 (Parti Démocratique Islamique / Islamic Democratic Party) ; UDPR 2 (Union Démocratique du Peuple Rwandais / Democratic Union of the Rwandese People) ; PSR 2 (Parti Socialiste Rwandais / Rwandese Socialist Party, social-democratic) ; Armed forces - 2 Note : the distribution of seats was predetermined WEB site - No known sites |
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SÃO TOMÉ-and-PRINCIPE (Republica Democratica de São Tomé e Príncipe) |
Francisco
Fortunato Pires
- President of the National Assembly Party
: MLSTP (President of the National
Assembly since
1998) Elections : last held on 8 of November 1998 (next to be held NA 2003) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : MLSTP 31 (Movimiento de Libertação de São Tomé e Príncipe / Liberation Movement of São Tomé e Príncipe, extreme left) ; ADI 16 (Acção Democrática Independente / Independent Democratic Action,centrist) ; PCD 8 (Partido da Convergencia Democrática-Grupo de Reflexão / Democratic Convergence Party-Reflection Group, conservative) WEB site - http://www.parlamento.st/ |
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SENEGAL (République du Sénégal) |
National Assembly / Assemblée Nationale Cheikh Abdoul
Khadre Cissokho
- President of the Assembly (President of the
Assembly since
1998) Elections : last held on 24 of May 1998 (next to be held NA 2003) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : PSS 93 (Parti Socialiste du Sénégal / Socialist Party of Senegal, social-democratic) ; PDS 23 (Parti Démocratique Sénégalais / Senegalese Democratic Party, liberal) ; JJ 11 (Alliance Jëf-Jël-USD / Alliance Jëf-Jël, centrist) ; AJ 4 (Et-Jëf-Parti Africain pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme / African Party for Democracy and Socialism, socialist) ; LD 3 (Ligue Démocratique-Mouvement pour le Parti du Travail / Democratic League-Movement for the Labour Party, communist) ; CDP 1 (Convention des Démocrates et Patriotes / Convention of Democrats and Patriots, socialist) ; FSD 1 (Front pour le Socialisme et la Démocratie / Front for Socialism and Democracy, social-democratic) ; PDS-R 1 (Parti Démocratique Sénégalais-Rénovation / Senegalese Democratic Party-Renewal, centrist) ; PIT 1 (Parti de l'Indépendence et du Travail / Party of Independence and Labour, communist) ; RND 1 (Rassemblement National Démocratique / National Democratic Rally, extreme left) ; BC 1 (Bloc des Centristes / Centrists'Bloc, centrist) Senate / Sénat Abdoulaye
Diack -
President of the Assembly (President of the
Assembly since
1998) Last election : 24 of January 1999. Last election results : The 45 elected members are all member of the PSS. WEB site - No known sites |
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SEYCHELLES (Republic of Seychelles) |
Francis Mac
Gregor -
President of the National Assembly (President of the National
Assembly since
1998) Elections : last held on 20-22 of March 1998 (next to be held by NA 2003) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : FPPS 30 (Front Progressiste du Peuple Seychellois / Progressive Front of the Seychelles People, extreme left) ; OU 3 (Opposition Unie / United Opposition, centrist) composed by National Alliance Party, centrist), Parti Seselwa / Seychelles Party, creole) and Seychelles National Movement, centrist) ; DP 1 (Democratic Party, conservative) WEB site - No known sites |
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SIERRA LEONE (Republic of Sierra Leone) |
Justice
Kutubu -
President of the House of
Representatives (President of the House of
Representatives since
1996) Elections : last held on 26-27 of February 1996 (next to be held 2001) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : SLPP 27 (Sierra Leone People's Party, democratic) ; UNPP 17 (United National People's Party) ; PDP 12 (People's Democratic Party) ; APC 5 (All People's Congress, socialist) ; NUP 4 (National Unity Party) ; DCP 3 (Democratic Center Party, centrist) Note : first elections since the former House of Representatives was shut down by the military coup of April 29, 1992 WEB site - No known sites |
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SOMALIA (Somalia) |
? - President of
the People's Assembly (President of the People's
Assembly since
) Note : not functioning. WEB site - No known sites |
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SOUTH AFRICA (Republic of South Africa) |
National Assembly / Volksraad Dr.Frene
Noshir Ginwala
- Speaker of the National Assembly Born
: on April 25,
1932 Education / Profession
: LL B (London) /
Barrister at Law (Inner Temple) Party
: ANC (Speaker of the National Assembly
since 1999) Elections : - last held on 2 of june1999 (next to be held June 2004) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : ANC 266 (African National Congress, socialist) Includes South African Communist Party, communist) ; DP* 38 (Democratic Party, liberal) ; IFP 34 (Iqembu Lenatha Yenkululeko/Inkatha Freedom Party, conservative) ; NNP* 28 (New National Party, conservative) ; UDM 14 (United Democratic Movement, centrist/conservative/social-democratic) ; ACDP 6 (African Christian Democratic Party, christian) ; VF 3 (Vryheidsfront/Freedom Front, Afrikaander minority) ; UCDP 3 (United Christian-Democratic Party, conservative) ; PAC 3 (Pan African Congress of Azania, left-wing africanist) ; FA* 2 (Federal Alliance, populist) ; MF 1 (Minority Front, minorities) ; AEB 1 (Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging / Afrikaner Unity Movement, racist) ; AZAPO 1 (Azanian People's Organisation, socialist) DP, NNP and FA : The FA will join the DP electoral lists, the DP and the NNP announced their merger into the Democratic Alliance. National Council of Provinces / Nationale Raad van Provinses Dr.Grace
Naledi Mandisa
Pandor -
President of the National Council of
Provinces Born
: on December 7, 1953
in Durban Education / Profession
: Graduated in English
and History, gaining a degree and a Certificate of
Education from the University of Botswana and
Swaziland in 1977, she continued her education in
London, receiving a Diploma in Education and a
Master of Arts Degree from the University of London
in 1978. She also obtained a MA in General
Linguistics at Stellenbosch University in 1997. /
Before entering Parliament, Ms Pandor was a senior
lecturer at the University of Cape Town. Party
: ANC (President of the National
Council of Provinces
since 1999) Note : following the implementation of the new constitution on 3 of February 1997 the former Senate was disbanded and replaced by the National Council of Provinces with essentially no change in membership and party affiliations, although the new institution's responsibilities have been changed somewhat by the new constitution. Elections : last held on 2 of June1999 (next to be held in June 2004) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : ANC 61, NP 17, FF 4, IFP 5, DP 3 WEB site - http://www.parliament.gov.za/ |
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SUDAN (Jumhuriyat as-Sudan) |
Dr.Hassan
A. Al-Turabi -
President of the National Assembly Born :
on February 1,
1932 Education / Profession
: Attended the
University of London, 1957. Ph.D., Sorbonne
University in 1964. / Named Secretary General of
the Islamic Arab Popular Conference in April
1991. (President of the National
Assembly since
1996) Elections : last held on 6-17 of March 1996 (next to be held NA 2001) Last election results : NA ; the March 1996 elections were held on a nonparty basis ; parties are banned in the new National Assembly. Note : on 12 of December 1999, President BASHIR sent troops to take over parliament. WEB site - No known sites |
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SWAZILAND (Kingdom of Swaziland) |
Senate Muntu Philip
Mswane -
President of the Senate (President of the
Senate since
1993) House of Assembly Mntonzima M.
Dlamini -
President of the House of Assembly (President of the House of
Assembly since
1998) Elections : - last held NA September and NA October 1998 (next to be held NA 2003) Last election results : balloting is done on a nonparty basis ; candidates for election are nominated by the local council of each constituency and for each constituency the three candidates with the most votes in the first round of voting are narrowed to a single winner in a second round WEB site - No known sites |
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TANZANIA (United Republic of Tanzania) |
? - President of
the National Assembly (President of the National
Assembly since
) Elections : last held on 29 of October-19 of November 1995 (next to be held NA October 2000) Note : in addition to enacting laws that apply to the entire United Republic of Tanzania, the Assembly enacts laws that apply only to the mainland; Zanzibar has its own House of Representatives to make laws especially for Zanzibar (the Zanzibar House of Representatives has 50 seats, directly elected by universal suffrage to serve five-year terms) WEB site - No known sites |
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TOGO (Republique Togolaise) |
Fambaré
Ouattara
Natchaba -
President of the National Assembly Born :
in 1944 Party
: RPT (President of the National Assembly
since August 29,
1999) Elections : last held on 21 of March 1999 - Main opposition parties boycotted the elections. (Next to be held NA 2004) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : RPT 79 (Rassemblement du Peuple Togolais / Rally of the Togolose People, authoritarian) ; Independents 2 note : Togo's main opposition parties boycotted the election because of EYADEMA's alleged manipulation of 1998 presidential polling; since March 1999, opposition parties have entered into negotiations with the president over the establishment of an independent electoral commission and a new round of legislative elections for sometime in 2000. WEB site - http://www.rdd.tg/assemblee/ |
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TUNISIA (Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah) |
Fouad
Mebazaâ -
President of the Chamber of Deputies Born
: in Tunis, Tunisia,
on June 15, 1933 Education / Profession
: Paris University
(Law Degree) / Admitted to the Bar in
1960. Party
: RDC (President of the Chamber of Deputies
since 1999) Elections : last held on 24 of October 1999 (next to be held NA 2004) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : RCD 148 (Rassemblement Constitutionel et Démocratique / Democratic Constitutional Rally, authoritarian) ; MDS 13 (Mouvement des Démocrates Socialistes / Movement of Socialist Democrats, social-democratic) ; UDU 7 (Union Démocratique Unioniste / Unionist Democratic Union, arab-nationalist) ; PUP 7 (Parti de l'Unité Populaire / Party of People's Unity, socialist) ; MR 5 (Mouvement de la Rénovation-Ettajdid (Movement for Renewal, communist) ; PSL 2 (Parti Social-Libéral / Social-Liberal Party, liberal) WEB site - No known sites |
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UGANDA (Republic of Uganda) |
Francis Joash
Ayume -
Speaker of the National Parliament (Speaker of the National
Parliament since
1996) Elections : last held on 27 of June 1996 (next to be held NA 2001) Last election results : NA ; note - election campaigning by party was not permitted. WEB site - http://www.parliament.go.ug/ |
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ZAMBIA (Republic of Zambia) |
Amusaa K.
Mwanamwambwa -
Speaker of the National Assembly (Speaker of the National
Assembly since 1996) Elections : last held on 18 of November 1996 (next to be held NA October 2001) Last election results : percentage of seats by party : MMD 127 (Movement for Multy-party Democracy, social-democratic) ; NP 5 (National Party) ; AZ 2 (Agenda for Zambia) ; ZDC 2 (Zambia Democratic Congress) ; Independents 11 ; vacant 3 ; Appointed members 8 ; Speaker 1 WEB site - No known sites |
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ZIMBABWE (Republic of Zimbabwe) |
Emmerson
Mnangagwa -
Speaker of the House of Assembly (Speaker of the House of
Assembly since 2000) Elections : last held on 24 and 25 of June 2000 (Next to be held NA 2006). Last election results : percentage of seats by party : ZANU-PF 62 (Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, authoritarian) ; MDC 57 (Movement for Democratic Change, social-democratic) ; ZANU-N 1 (Zimbabwe African National Union-Ndonga, conservative) ; Non-constituency members (appointed members) 12 ; Ex-officio members (Chiefs) ; Ex-officio members (governors) 8 WEB site - http://www.media.uio.no/studentene/ignatius.mabasa/www.parl.zw/Zim.html |
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