National People's Assembly (Guinea-Bissau)
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National People's Assembly (Guinea-Bissau)
National People's Assembly (Guinea-Bissau)
National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau Assembleia Nacional Popular da Guiné-Bissau | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| History | |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Leadership | |
President | Cipriano Cassamá since 16 June 2014 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 members |
 | |
Political groups |
|
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
Voting system | Party-list proportional representation |
Last election | April-May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
 | |
| Palácio Colinas de Boé, Bissau | |
| Website | |
| www.anpguinebissau.org [2] | |
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 four-year terms.
National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau Assembleia Nacional Popular da Guiné-Bissau | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| History | |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Leadership | |
President | Cipriano Cassamá since 16 June 2014 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 members |
| |
Political groups |
|
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
Voting system | Party-list proportional representation |
Last election | April-May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| |
| Palácio Colinas de Boé, Bissau | |
| Website | |
| www.anpguinebissau.org [2] | |
Previous National People's Assembly election results
| Political Party | Election Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
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