National People's Assembly (Guinea-Bissau)
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 | |
Last election | April-May 2014 |
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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.
Current composition
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.
Cipriano Cassamá is the president of the 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 Presidents of the National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau
