Assembly of the Republic (Mozambique)
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Assembly of the Republic Assembleia da República | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1977[1] |
| Leadership | |
President 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 | |
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The unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Template:Lang-pt) 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelino dos Santos | 1977 | 1994 | [4] |
| Eduardo Mulémbwè | 1994 | 2009 | [5] |
| Verónica Macamo | 12 January 2010 | Incumbent | [6] |
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 | ||||
See also
References
- ^ http://www.parlamento.mz/index.php/parlamento/a-instituicao/historico
- ^ Template:Pt icon VOs 89 deputados da Renamo vão assumir os seus lugares
- ^ https://eisa.org.za/pdf/200905azevedo.pdf
- ^ http://www.parlamento.mz/index.php/orgaos/orgaos-politicos/comissao-permanente/lista-passada
- ^ 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