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National People's Assembly (Guinea-Bissau)

National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau
Assembleia Nacional Popular da Guiné-Bissau
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Type
Type
Structure
Seats 100 members
Seats in the National People's Assembly of the Guinea-Bissau.svg
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Last election
April-May 2014
Meeting place
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Palácio Colinas de Boé, Bissau
Website
www.anpguinebissau.org

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.

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.

Coordinates: 11°51′30″N 15°35′27″W / 11.8584°N 15.5908°W / 11.8584; -15.5908


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