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The unicameral National Assembly of Guinea is the country's legislative body.

The National Assembly that was formed following the 30 June 2002 parliamentary election had a total of 114 members. 76 members were directly elected through a system of proportional representation
Proportional representation

Proportional representation , sometimes referred to as full representation, is a category of voting systems aimed at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive ....
 using national party-lists, while 38 members were elected in single member constituencies
Constituency

A constituency is any cohesive body of people bound by shared identity, goals, or loyalty. Constituency can be used to describe a business's customer base and shareholders, or a charity's donors or those it serves....
 using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system.






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The unicameral National Assembly of Guinea is the country's legislative body.

The National Assembly that was formed following the 30 June 2002 parliamentary election had a total of 114 members. 76 members were directly elected through a system of proportional representation
Proportional representation

Proportional representation , sometimes referred to as full representation, is a category of voting systems aimed at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive ....
 using national party-lists, while 38 members were elected in single member constituencies
Constituency

A constituency is any cohesive body of people bound by shared identity, goals, or loyalty. Constituency can be used to describe a business's customer base and shareholders, or a charity's donors or those it serves....
 using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. Members serve five-year terms. Elections due in 2007 were postponed initially to November 2008 and then to May 2009; a military coup in December 2008 resulted in the dissolution of the National Assembly, and it is unclear when the next election will be held. Twenty-two women occupied seats in the National Assembly following the 2002 election.

Aboubacar Somparé
Aboubacar Somparé

El Hajj Aboubacar Sompar? is a Guinean politician who was President of the National Assembly of Guinea from 2002 to 2008. He is a member of the Unity and Progress Party ....
 was President of the National Assembly from September 2002 to December 2008.

See also

  • History of Guinea
    History of Guinea

    EmpiresThe modern state of Guinea did not come into existence until 1958 but the history of the area stretches back much further. West Africa saw many empires rise and fall in the period before European intervention and Guinea fell within many of them....
  • Legislative branch
  • List of national legislatures