National People's Assembly (Guinea-Bissau)
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National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau Assembleia Nacional Popular da Guiné-Bissau | |
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| Seats | 100 members |
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| Party-list proportional representation | |
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| Palácio Colinas de Boé, Bissau | |
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The unicameral National People's Assembly (Portuguese: Assembleia Nacional Popular) is Guinea-Bissau's legislative body.
The current National People's Assembly, formed following elections held on 28 March 2004, has a total of 102 seats. 100 members are elected through a system of party-list proportional representation. The remaining two seats are reserved for Guinea-Bissau citizens living overseas, but they were not filled in the most recent election. Members serve five-year terms.
Political party distribution in the current National People's Assembly is as follows: Template:Guinea-Bissau legislative election, 2008 Fourteen women occupy seats in the National People's Assembly.
Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo is the interim president of the National People's Assembly.
Previous National People's Assembly election results
Template:Guinea-Bissau legislative election, 2004
| Political Party | Election Year | |||||||
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| 1994 | 1999 | |||||||
| African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) | 62 | 24 | ||||||
| Party for Social Renewal (PRS) | 12 | 38 | ||||||
| Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement (RGB-MB) | 19 | 29 | ||||||
| Union for Change (UM) | 06 | 03 | ||||||
| Front for the Liberation and Independence of Guinea (FLING) | 01 | - | ||||||
| Democratic Alliance (AD) | - | 03 | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | - | 03 | ||||||
| Democratic Social Front (FDS) | - | 01 | ||||||
| National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP) | - | 01 | ||||||
| Total | 100 | 102 | ||||||
See also
- History of Guinea-Bissau
- Politics of Guinea-Bissau
- List of national legislatures
- Legislative branch
- List of Presidents of the National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau