The unicameral Assembly of the Republic is the legislative body of Mozambique

Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

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The first President of the National Assembly of the People's Republic of Mozambique was President Samora Moises Machel.

The current equivalent is FRELIMO politician Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè

Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè

Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè is a politician from Mozambique. He is a member of the FRELIMO party and the president of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique. He is also a member of the Pan-African Parliament.-References:...

 as President of the Assembly of the Republic and the Secretary General is Carlos Manuel.

The current parliament has 250 members who are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation

Party-list proportional representation

Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in elections in which multiple candidates are elected...

 and serve five-year terms. Parties must receive at least five percent of the vote nationally to gain parliamentary representation. Currently only three parties are represented in the parliament, FRELIMO, RENAMO and the Democratic Movement of Mozambique

Democratic Movement of Mozambique

The Democratic Movement of Mozambique is a political party in Mozambique. Founded on March 6, 2009, it is led by Daviz Simango, who is the mayor of Beira...

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Constituency-wise results

The numbers of the deputies of the FRELIMO, RENAMO and MDM

Democratic Movement of Mozambique

The Democratic Movement of Mozambique is a political party in Mozambique. Founded on March 6, 2009, it is led by Daviz Simango, who is the mayor of Beira...

 elected from each constituency on 28 October, 2009 are as follows:

Party	Niassa	Cabo Delgado	Nampula	Zambezia	Tete	Manica	Sofala	Inhambane	Gaza	Maputo Province	Maputo City	Africa	Rest of the world	Total
FRELIMO	12	19	32	26	18	12	10	15	16	15	14	1	1	191
RENAMO	2	3	13	19	2	4	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	51
MDM	0	-	-	-	-	-	5	0	-	-	3	-	-	8

Previous parliamentary election results

Political Party Political party A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...	Election Election An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...  Year
1994	1999
Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO)	129	133
Mozambican National Resistance Mozambican National Resistance The Mozambican National Resistance is a conservative political party in Mozambique led by Afonso Dhlakama. It fought against the FRELIMO in the Mozambican Civil War and against the ZANU movement led by Robert Mugabe from 1975 to 1992....  (RENAMO)	112	-
Mozambican National Resistance-Electoral Union (RENAMO-UE)	-	117
Democratic Union (UD)	09	-
Total	250	250

See also

• History of Mozambique
  History of Mozambique
  Mozambique was a Portuguese colony, overseas province and then a member state of Portugal. It became independent from Portugal in 1975.-Pre-colonial history:...
  
  
• Legislative Branch
• List of national legislatures