Type Unicameral Last election April-May 2014 | Seats 100 members | |
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Voting system Party-list proportional representation | ||
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 five-year terms.
Current composition
Political party distribution in the current National People's Assembly is as follows:
Fourteen women occupy seats in the National People's Assembly.
Cipriano Cassamá is the president of the assembly.
References
National People's Assembly (Guinea-Bissau) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA