National Assembly of Haiti

Haitian Parliament Parlement Haïtien
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate Chamber of Deputies
Leadership
President of the Senate	Jocelerme Privert, INITE Since 14 January 2016
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Cholzer Chancy, AAA Since 11 January 2016
President of the Republic of Haiti	Jovenel Moïse, PHTK
Structure
Seats	149 members (30 senators 119 deputies)
Political groups	Fanmi Lavalas: 1 seat   OPL: 1 seat   VERITE: 3 seats   ALTERNATIVE: 5 seats   INITE: 5 seats   PITIT DESSALIN: 1 seat   LIDE: 1 seat   PONT: 1 seat   KID: 3 seats   PHTK: 2 seats   AAA: 1 seat   Vacant: 6 seats
Political groups	Fanmi Lavalas: 6 seats   OPL: 7 seats   VERITE: 13 seats   LAPEH: 3 seats   INITE: 4 seats   FUSION: 3 seats   RENMEN: 2 seats   CONSORTIUM: 2 seats   MOSANO: 2 seats   Parties with one seat: 8   KID: 7 seats   BOUCLIER: 3 seats   PHTK: 26 seats   AAA: 6 seats   Vacant: 27 seats
Meeting place
Legislative Palace, Port-au-Prince
Website
www.parlementhaitien.ht

The Haitian Parliament (French: Parlement Haïtien) is the bicameral legislature of the Republic of Haiti, consisting of the upper house as the Senate (Sénat) and the lower house as the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés). Both assemblies conduct legislative sessions at the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.

The Senate consists of thirty seats, with three members from each of the ten administrative departments. Prior to the creation of the Nippes Department in 2003, there were twenty-seven seats. Senators are elected by popular vote to six-year terms, with one-third elected every two years. After the elections of 2000, twenty-six of the then twenty-seven seats were held by Jean-Bertrand Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas party. The Senate was not in session following the overthrow of Aristide's government in February 2004. An interim government was put in place following the rebellion, and the remaining Senators were not recognised during that time. The Senate was re-established and elections were held on 21 April 2006. In the Senate elections of 2009 LESPWA won five seats, and five parties won one seat each (OPL, AAA, FUSION, KONBA, UCADDE), as well as an independent.

The Chamber of Deputies has ninety-nine members (previously eighty-three) who are elected by popular vote to four-year terms. Candidates from Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas party took seventy-three of the then eighty-three seats in the 2000 elections. Following the coup d'état and the overthrow of the government in February 2004, the Chamber of Deputies remained empty. It was re-established along with the Senate, and elections were held on 21 April 2006. The next Chamber elections are scheduled for 2010.

The National Assembly (French: Assemblée Nationale) is a joint session of Parliament. The National Assembly is convened for specific purposes laid out in the Constitution.