Assembly of the Republic (Mozambique)
The Assembly of the Republic (Portuguese: Assembleia da República) is the unicameral legislative body of the Republic of Mozambique established in 1977.
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| Type | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1977[1] |
| Leadership | |
President of the Assembly | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 250 |
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Political groups | Government (184)
Opposition (66) |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt method with 5% threshold | |
Last election | 15 October 2019 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Palácio da Assembleia da República Maputo, Mozambique | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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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. 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] 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] |
2019 parliamentary election results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| AMUSI | 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 | |||
| Democratic Union (UD) | 9 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Total | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | |||
References
- "Histórico". Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- "Os 89 deputados da Renamo vão assumir os seus lugares". www.dn.pt. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- "EISA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- "Assembleia da República de Moçambique - Apontamentos Históricos". 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-19.
- "Lista Passada". Archived from the original on 2016-04-08.
- "Mozambique political process bulletin" (PDF). open.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- "Mozambique". 5 July 2018.