National People's Assembly (Guinea-Bissau)

The unicameral National People's Assembly (Portuguese: Assembleia Nacional Popular) is Guinea-Bissau's legislative body.

National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau

Assembleia Nacional Popular da Guiné-Bissau
Type
Type
History
Founded1973
Leadership
President
Cipriano Cassamá, PAIGC
since 16 June 2014
Structure
Seats100 members
Political groups
Government (50)

Opposition (52)

Length of term
4 years
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Last election
10 March 2019
Last election
2024
Meeting place
Palácio Colinas de Boé, Bissau
Website
www.anpguinebissau.org
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The Assembly has a total of 102 seats, with 100 members being elected through a system of party-list proportional representation, and the remaining two seats being reserved for Guinea-Bissau citizens living overseas. Members serve four-year terms.

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
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