Political system
Presidential system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Parliament
Chamber name
Senate
Structure & status of parliament
Upper chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
6

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 2011
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
African Group

Speaker

Official title
President of the Senate
Speaker
Haroun Kabadi (Male)
Date of birth: 29 Apr 1949
Term
07 Mar 2025
Additional information

Elected on 7 March 2025.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

No information available

Members

Statutory number of members
69

Notes:

- Two thirds of senators (46) are indirectly elected by the electoral college, which is composed of provincial and municipal councillors (article 207).
- One third of the senators (23) are appointed by the President of the Republic.

Principal mode of designation of members
Indirectly elected
Indirectly elected members
46
Appointed members
23
Current number of members
69
Men
43
Women
26
Percentage of women
37.7%
Statutory number of members per country
257
Population (in thousands)
19,319
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
95,167

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
No information available
Number of members, by age
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 No information available
Female
Total <= 45: - Total >= 46: -
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
- - -
Members for whom data is available
No information available

Reserved seats and quotas

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

Notes: Under the proportional representation system, each list should include the same number of candidates as there are seats to be filled in each constituency. The lists should also respect a quota whereby at least 30% of members must be women, in accordance with legal provisions.

Sources:

Article 199 of the Electoral Code (law No. 005/CNT/2024), adopted by the Transitional National Council on 22 February 2024.
https://mega.nz/file/ErF1DBpL#uK_4VKUigxvJKYryW2dJbCudFwBRvzHagNU7QTs9re0

Youth quota
No information available

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
No information available
List of members
No information available
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
No information available
Constitution

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