National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau Assembleia Nacional Popular da Guiné-Bissau | |
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11th Legislature | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1973 |
Leadership | |
Vice-President | Fernando Dias da Costa, PRS since 27 July 2023 |
Second Vice-President | |
First Secretary | |
Structure | |
Seats | 102 members |
Political groups | Government (72)
Opposition (30) |
Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
Party-list proportional representation | |
Last election | 4 June 2023 |
Meeting place | |
Palácio Colinas de Boé, Bissau | |
Website | |
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The unicameral National People's Assembly (Portuguese : Assembleia Nacional Popular) was Guinea-Bissau's legislative body. [1]
The Assembly had a total of 102 seats, with all 102 members being elected. [1]
This section needs to be updated.(December 2017) |
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 | ||||||
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