Assembly of the Republic (Mozambique)

Assembly of the Republic

Assembleia da República
Assembly of the Republic ; Assembleia da República
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1977
Leadership
President of the Assembly	Esperança Bias, FRELIMO ; since 13 January 2020
Structure
Seats	250
Political groups	Government (195) FRELIMO (195); Opposition (55) PODEMOS (31); RENAMO (20); MDM (4);
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation; D'Hondt method with 5% threshold
Last election	9 October 2024
Next election	2029
Meeting place
	Palácio da Assembleia da República; Maputo, Mozambique
Website
	www.parlamento.mz

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

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 2014 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]

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]