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Assembly of the Republic (Mozambique)

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Assembly of the Republic

Assembleia da República
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1977[1]
Leadership
President of the Assembly
Esperança Bias, FRELIMO
since 13 January 2020
Structure
Seats250
Political groups
Government (195)
  •   FRELIMO (195)

Opposition (55)

Elections
Party-list proportional representation
D'Hondt method with 5% threshold
Last election
9 October 2024
Next election
2029
Meeting place
Palácio da Assembleia da República
Maputo, Mozambique
Website
www.parlamento.mz
Politics of Mozambique
Constitution
Executive
Legislature
Judiciary
Elections
Administrative divisions
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The Assembly of the Republic (Portuguese: Assembleia da República) is the unicameral 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

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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] The permanent position of President of the Assembly was only established in 1986. Previously the position was filled by the President of the People's Republic of Mozambique.[4]

Name Took office Left office Notes
Samora Machel 1977 1986 Ex officio
Marcelino dos Santos 1986 1994 [5]
Eduardo Mulémbwè 1994 2009 [5]
Verónica Macamo 12 January 2010 13 January 2020 [6]
Esperança Bias 13 January 2020 Incumbent [7]

Latest election

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Main article: 2024 Mozambican general election § Assembly
PartySeats+/–
FRELIMO195+11
PODEMOS31New
RENAMO20–40
Democratic Movement of Mozambique4–2
Total2500
Source: Club of Mozambique

Historical composition

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  PODEMOS
  FRELIMO
  MDM
  RENAMO
  RENAMO–UE
  UD
1977
226
1986
249
1994
129 112 9
1999
133 117
2004
160 90
2009
191 8 51
2014
144 17 89
2019
184 6 60
2024
31 195 4 20

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Histórico". Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Os 89 deputados da Renamo vão assumir os seus lugares". www.dn.pt. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ "EISA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  4. ^ "Assembleia da República de Moçambique - Apontamentos Históricos". 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-19.
  5. ^ a b "Lista Passada". Archived from the original on 2016-04-08.
  6. ^ "Mozambique political process bulletin" (PDF). open.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Mozambique". 5 July 2018.
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