National Assembly Assembleia Nacional | |
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5th National Assembly | |
Type | |
Type | |
Houses | National Assembly |
History | |
Founded | 1980 |
Leadership | |
Secretary General | |
Structure | |
Seats | 220 |
National Assembly political groups | Government (124)
Official opposition (90)
Other parties (6)
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Elections | |
National Assembly voting system | Closed-list proportional representation |
Last National Assembly election | 24 August 2022 |
Next National Assembly election | 2027 |
Meeting place | |
National Assembly building in Luanda | |
Website | |
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The National Assembly (Portuguese: Assembleia Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Angola. Angola is a unicameral country so the National Assembly is the only legislative chamber at the national level.
The 220 members of the National Assembly are elected by two methods. Ninety are elected in 18 five-seat constituencies, by party-list proportional representation using the d'Hondt method. The other 130 are selected by party-list proportional representation using closed lists, allocated proportionally to the nationwide vote tallies.
The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has held a majority in the Assembly since independence. Due to the Angolan Civil War, elections were delayed for years until they were eventually held in September 2008. The first elections under the new constitution were held in 2012, after a new constitution was adopted in 2010, increasing considerably the power of the President, and diminishing that of the National Assembly as well as that of the judiciary.