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H.E. Amadou Salif Kebe,
President, CENI

PArt i PArt ii
CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Official Name LEGISLATURE
République de Guinee
1. Structure of National Legislature:
2. Government Unicameral
Presidential Republic
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Head of State Designation Assemblée Nationale (National Assembly)
President Alpha CONDÉ
3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
4. Head of government Designation nominated
Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana 38 members are elected by FPTP in single-mem-
ber constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 76
5. Capital members are elected through a partylist propor-
Conakry tional representation system to serve 5-year terms.

6. Currency 4. Popular House
Guinea Franc (GNF) Assemblée Nationale

7. Ethnic Groups (with %age population) 5. Type of Electoral System:
Fulani (Peuhl) 33.4%, Malinke 29.4%, Susu Presidential : two round system, absolute majority
21.2%, Guerze 7.8%, Kissi 6.2%, Toma 1.6%,
other/foreign .4% Parliamentary : 38 deputes elected from sin-
gle-member districts using a first-past-the-post
8. Date of Independence system
2 October 1958
The other 76 deputes are selected through a
9. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution party list proportional representation system
New constitution adopted in 1984

10. Language (s)
French (Official)

11. Literacy Levels
Male: 43.64% Female: 21.96%
Total: 32% (2014)

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