[1] The new constitution, which was approved in a referendum in October, reduced the term for the 255 members of the National Assembly from five to four years.

[citation needed] The presidential coalition, the Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (composed of the Rally of the Republicans, the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally and some minor parties) won more than the half the seats in the National Assembly.

[4] A total of 1,336 candidates contested the elections, 597 representing 38 political parties and 739 as independents.

[6] Léonard Sahé won the last constituency achieving 52.69% while Marius Sarr got 46.31%.

[7] When the National Assembly began meeting for the new parliamentary term, Guillaume Soro, an RHDP deputy, was re-elected as President of the National Assembly on 9 January 2017.