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The [[unicameral]] '''Assembly of the Republic''' ({{Lang-pt|Assembleia da República}}) is the [[legislative body]] of the [[Republic of Mozambique]]. |
The [[unicameral]] '''Assembly of the Republic''' ({{Lang-pt|Assembleia da República}}) is the [[legislative body]] of the [[Republic of Mozambique]]. |
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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. Three parties are represented in the parliament: [[FRELIMO]], [[RENAMO]] and the [[Democratic Movement of Mozambique]]. After the election, RENAMO MPs have refused to take office, since the party considered [[Mozambican general election, 2014|the electoral act]] had been [[Electoral fraud|fraudulent]], but they resumed their duties in February 2015.<ref>{{pt icon}} [https://www.dn.pt/globo/interior/os-89-deputados-da-renamo-vao-assumir-os-seus-lugares-4389339.html VOs 89 deputados da Renamo vão assumir os seus lugares]</ref> |
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 language|Portuguese.]] Three parties are represented in the parliament: [[FRELIMO]], [[RENAMO]] and the [[Democratic Movement of Mozambique]]. After the election, RENAMO MPs have refused to take office, since the party considered [[Mozambican general election, 2014|the electoral act]] had been [[Electoral fraud|fraudulent]], but they resumed their duties in February 2015.<ref>{{pt icon}} [https://www.dn.pt/globo/interior/os-89-deputados-da-renamo-vao-assumir-os-seus-lugares-4389339.html VOs 89 deputados da Renamo vão assumir os seus lugares]</ref> |
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==2014 parliamentary election results== |
==2014 parliamentary election results== |
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Assembly of the Republic Assembleia da República | |
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| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
Speaker of the Assembly | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 250 |
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Political groups | FRELIMO (144) RENAMO (89) |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt method with 5% threshold | |
Last election | 15 October 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| Maputo, Mozambique | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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The unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Template:Lang-pt) is the legislative body of the Republic of Mozambique.
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 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.[1]
2014 parliamentary election results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRELIMO | 2,575,995 | 55.93 | 144 | –47 |
| RENAMO | 1,495,137 | 32.46 | 89 | +38 |
| MDM | 384,538 | 8.35 | 17 | +9 |
| Other parties | 149,812 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 711,454 | – | – | – |
| Total | 5,316,936 | 100 | 250 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,964,978 | 48.49 | – | – |
| Source: Mozambique News Agency | ||||
Previous parliamentary election results
| Political Party | Election Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1999 | 2004 | 2009 | |||||
| Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) | 129 | 133 | 160 | 191 | ||||
| Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) | 112 | - | - | 51 | ||||
| Mozambican National Resistance-Electoral Union (RENAMO-UE) | - | 117 | 90 | - | ||||
| Democratic Union (UD) | 09 | - | - | 08 | ||||
| Total | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||