Central African Republic

National Assembly

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Notes: Non-participating Member (all rights suspended)

Data on women

Information on the current and historical representation of women in the parliament. Consult the 'Elections' tab to see how women have fared in elections or renewals.

Current representation

Women's representation in the current parliament or chamber

Current number of members
140
Women
16
Percentage of women
11.4%

Speaker

No information available

Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body Theme Name Sex Age
Judicial Democracy Institution Human rights Rachel Ningawong Female 60
Committee on Population, Gender, Health, Social Affairs, and Humanitarian Law Gender equality Rachel Ningawong Female 60
Foreign Affairs Committee Foreign affairs Emelie Beatrice Epaye Female 67

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2021-05)
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male 0 2 20 14 22 38 25 1 1 0 123
Female 0 0 2 3 4 4 4 0 0 0 17
Totals per age interval 0 2 22 17 26 42 29 1 1 0 140
Total <= 45: 41 Total >= 46: 99
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
1.4% 1.4% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
17.1% 16% 1.4%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
29.3% 26% 3.6%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No information available
Electoral quota for women
Yes

Notes: Political parties must present a minimum of 35% of women candidates for parliamentary elections. If this is impossible, the Constitutional Court must be notified at least 15 days before the candidature deadline. The Court then has eight days to decide on whether the party can be registered.

Sources: Article 281 of the Electoral Code of the Central African Republic (2019), and articles 7, 8 and 9 of Act 16.004 (24 March 2016). The Act was approved by the National Assembly on 9 November 2016, and enacted on 26 November 2016.

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1987

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
Not applicable

Notes: No woman has occupied the function of Speaker in the country.

Women’s suffrage

Date of independence
1960
Women’s right to vote
1986
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal
Women's right to stand for election
1986
Restricted or universal
No information available

Women's caucus

Women's caucuses or parliamentary groups that bring together women parliamentarians to strengthen cooperation and amplify their voices. For other parliamentary bodies or committees that have a specific mandate to address gender equality matters, see the ‘Specialized body – Gender equality’ tab.

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No