Assembly of the Republic (Mozambique)
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)Assembly of the Republic Assembleia da República | |
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Unicameral | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1977[1] |
| Leadership | |
President of the Assembly | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 250 |
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Political groups | Government (184)
Opposition (66) |
| Elections | |
threshold | |
Last election | 15 October 2019 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Palácio da Assembleia da República Maputo, Mozambique | |
| Website | |
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 Africa portal |
The Assembly of the Republic (
Republic of Mozambique
established in 1977.
The current parliament has 250 members who are directly elected through a system of
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
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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
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Election Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1999 | 2004 | 2009 | 2014 | ||||
Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO)
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129 | 133 | 160 | 191 | 144 | |||
Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO)
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112 | - | - | 51 | 89 | |||
Mozambican National Resistance-Electoral Union (RENAMO-UE)
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- | 117 | 90 | - | - | |||
| Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) | - | - | - | 8 | 17 | |||
| Democratic Union (UD) | 9 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Total | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | |||
See also
- History of Mozambique
- Legislative Branch
- List of national legislatures
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.
- ^ a b "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.
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