National Assembly of Djibouti

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The National Assembly (formerly the Chamber of Deputies) is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Djibouti.

It consists of 65 members – 30 Somali (21 Issa) and 30 Afar – elected to serve five-year terms in multi-seat (4 to 37 each) constituencies. The first free multi-party parliamentary election since independence (1977) was held in 2003, with the ruling coalition, led by the People's Rally for Progress (RPP), receiving 62.7% of the vote.

Idriss Arnaoud Ali is the current National Assembly President.

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**Summary of the 10 January 2003 **National Assembly of Djibouti** election results**
Parties and coalitions	%	Seats
Union for the Presidential Majority (Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle) People's Rally for Progress (Rassemblement populaire pour le Progrès) Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy (Front pour la Restauration de l'Unité et de la Démocratie) National Democratic Party (Parti National Démocratique) Social Democratic People's Party (Parti Populaire Social Démocrate)	62.7	65
Union for a Democratic Change (Union pour l’Alternance Démocratique) Republican Alliance for Democracy (Alliance Républicaine pour la Démocratie) Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development (Mouvement pour le Renouveau Démocratique et le Développement) Djibouti Party for Development (Parti Djiboutien pour le Développement) Djibouti Union for Democracy and Justice (Union Djiboutienne pour la Démocratie et la Justice)	37.3	-
Total (turnout 48.4 %)		65
Source: Adam Carr/Djibouti Information Agency website