Assembly of the Republic (Mozambique)

Assembly of the Republic Assembleia da República
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker of the Assembly	Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo, FRELIMO Since 12 January 2010
Structure
Seats	250
Political groups	FRELIMO (144)      RENAMO (89) (in abstention)      MDM (17)
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt method
Last election	15 October 2014
Meeting place
Maputo, Mozambique
Website
www.parlamento.mz

     FRELIMO (144)
     RENAMO (89)
(in abstention)

The unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Portuguese: Assembleia da República) is the legislative body of Mozambique.

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. Currently only two parties are represented in the parliament, FRELIMO and the Democratic Movement of Mozambique. RENAMO MPs have refused to take office, since the party considers that the last election has been fraudulent.