Assembly of the Republic (Mozambique)
Assembly of the Republic Assembleia da República | |
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Type | |
Type | Unicameral |
History | |
Founded | 1977[1] |
Leadership | |
President of the Assembly | |
Structure | |
Seats | 250 |
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Elections | |
Voting system | Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt method with 5% threshold |
Last election | 15 October 2019 |
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Palácio da Assembleia da República Maputo, Mozambique | |
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The unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Portuguese: Assembleia da República) is the legislative body of the Republic of Mozambique established in 1977.
The current parliament has 250 members who are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms. Parties must receive at least five percent of the vote nationally to gain parliamentary representation. Parliamentary debates and business are conducted entirely in Portuguese. Three parties are represented in the parliament: FRELIMO, RENAMO and the Democratic Movement of Mozambique. After the 2014 election, RENAMO MPs have refused to take office, since the party considered the electoral act had been fraudulent, but they resumed their duties in February 2015.[2]
Presidents of the Assembly[]
The President of the Assembly is the second-highest figure in the state hierarchy of Mozambique, and will replace the President of Mozambique in case of incapacity.[3]
Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Marcelino dos Santos | 1977 | 1994 | [4] |
Eduardo Mulémbwè | 1994 | 2009 | [4] |
Verónica Macamo | 12 January 2010 | 13 January 2020 | [5] |
Esperança Bias | 13 January 2020 | Incumbent | [6] |
2019 parliamentary election results[]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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FRELIMO | 4,323,298 | 71.28 | 184 | +40 | |
RENAMO | 1,351,659 | 22.28 | 60 | –29 | |
Democratic Movement of Mozambique | 254,290 | 4.19 | 6 | –11 | |
27,277 | 0.45 | 0 | |||
New Democracy | 25,046 | 0.41 | 0 | ||
Unity for Change | 8,347 | 0.14 | 0 | ||
Optimistic People for the Development of Mozambique | 6,768 | 0.11 | 0 | ||
National Reconciliation Party | 6,469 | 0.11 | 0 | ||
Patriotic Movement for Democracy | 5,883 | 0.10 | 0 | ||
Unity Party for Reconciliation | 5,399 | 0.09 | 0 | ||
Greens Party of Mozambique | 5,361 | 0.09 | 0 | ||
Workers' Party | 5,173 | 0.09 | 0 | ||
National Party of the Mozambican People/CRD | 4,143 | 0.07 | 0 | ||
Youth Movement for the Restoration of Democracy | 4,054 | 0.07 | 0 | ||
National Movement for the Recovery of Mozambican Unity | 3,820 | 0.06 | 0 | ||
Electoral Union | 3,769 | 0.06 | 0 | ||
People's Progress Party of Mozambique | 3,431 | 0.06 | 0 | ||
Social Renewal Party | 3,365 | 0.06 | 0 | ||
Ecological Party of Mozambique | 3,313 | 0.05 | 0 | ||
Party of Liberty and Development | 2,868 | 0.05 | 0 | ||
Democratic Unity | 2,720 | 0.04 | 0 | ||
Ecological Party – Land Movement | 2,579 | 0.04 | 0 | ||
Democratic Justice Party of Mozambique | 2,036 | 0.03 | 0 | ||
Social Enlargement Party of Mozambique | 2,006 | 0.03 | 0 | ||
National Party of Workers and Peasants | 1,783 | 0.03 | 0 | ||
Democratic Union of Mozambique | 664 | 0.01 | 0 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 700,895 | – | – | – | |
Total | 6,766,416 | 100 | 250 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 13,162,321 | 51.41 | – | – | |
Source: STAE |
Previous parliamentary election results[]
Political Party | Election Year | |||||||
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1994 | 1999 | 2004 | 2009 | 2014 | ||||
Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) | 129 | 133 | 160 | 191 | 144 | |||
Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) | 112 | - | - | 51 | 89 | |||
Mozambican National Resistance-Electoral Union (RENAMO-UE) | - | 117 | 90 | - | - | |||
Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) | - | - | - | 8 | 17 | |||
(UD) | 9 | - | - | - | - | |||
Total | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 |
See also[]
- History of Mozambique
- Legislative Branch
- List of national legislatures
References[]
- ^ http://www.parlamento.mz/index.php/parlamento/a-instituicao/historico
- ^ (in Portuguese) VOs 89 deputados da Renamo vão assumir os seus lugares
- ^ https://eisa.org.za/pdf/200905azevedo.pdf
- ^ Jump up to: a b http://www.parlamento.mz/index.php/orgaos/orgaos-politicos/comissao-permanente/lista-passada
- ^ https://www.open.ac.uk/technology/mozambique/sites/www.open.ac.uk.technology.mozambique/files/pics/d128147.pdf
- ^ https://data.ipu.org/content/mozambique?chamber_id=13469
External links[]
- Assembly of the Republic (Mozambique)