Assembly of the Republic (Mozambique)

The unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Portuguese: Assembleia da República) is the legislative body of the Republic of Mozambique established in 1977.

Assembly of the Republic Assembleia da República
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1977[1]
Leadership
President of the Assembly	Esperança Bias, FRELIMO since 13 January 2020
Structure
Seats	250
Political groups	FRELIMO (184)      RENAMO (60)      MDM (6)
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt method with 5% threshold
Last election	15 October 2019
Meeting place
Maputo, Mozambique
Website
www.parlamento.mz

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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 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]