 The Parliament ("Inteko Ishinga Amategeko "or" Parlement") has two chambers.The Chamber of Deputies "(Umutwe w'Abadepite/Chambre des Députés)" has 80 members, 53 of them elected for a five-year term by proportional representation with a 5% threshold, 24 (female members) elected by provincial councils, 2 by the National Youth Council and 1 by the Federation of the Associations of the Disabled.It is the only legislative chamber in the world where women (45) outnumber men (35).