Assembly of the Republic (Mozambique)

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 (184)
  •   FRELIMO (184)

Opposition (66)

Elections
Party-list proportional representation
D'Hondt method with 5% threshold
Last election
15 October 2019
Meeting place
Palácio da Assembleia da República
Maputo, Mozambique
Website
www.parlamento.mz

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]

  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.

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