National People's Assembly Of Guinea-Bissau
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:
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Independence Party of Guinea and Cape Verde (Partido Africano da Independência de Guiné e Cabo Verde, PAIGC) | 227,036 | 49.75 | 67 |
| Party for Social Renewal (Partido da Renovaçao Social, PRS) | 115,409 | 25.29 | 28 |
| Republican Party for Independence and Development (Partido Republicano para Independência e Desenvolvimento, PRID) | 34,305 | 7.52 | 3 |
| New Democracy Party (Partido da Nova Democracia, PND) | 10,721 | 2.35 | 1 |
| Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores, PT) | 10,503 | 2.30 | — |
| United Social Democratic Party (Partido Unido Social Democrático, PUSD) | 7,695 | 1.69 | — |
| Party for Development, Democracy and Citizenship (Partido para Democracia, Desenvolvimento e Cidadania, PADEC) | 7,073 | 1.55 | — |
| Democratic Alliance (Aliança Democrático, AD) | 6,321 | 1.39 | 1 |
| Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata, PSD) | 6,315 | 1.38 | — |
| Alliance of Patriotic Forces (Aliança de Forças Patrióticas, AFP) | 5,867 | 1.29 | — |
| Democratic Centre (Centro Democrático, CD) | 5,475 | 1.20 | — |
| Popular Democratic Party (Partido Popular Democrático, PPD) | 5,308 | 1.16 | — |
| Progress Party (Partido de Progresso, PP) | 3,095 | 0.68 | — |
| Guinean Democratic Party (Partido Democrático Guineense, PDG) | 3,065 | 0.67 | — |
| Guinean Patriotic Union (União Patriótica Guineense, UPG) | 2,807 | 0.62 | — |
| Democratic Social Party (Partido Democrático Social, PDS) | 1,697 | 0.37 | — |
| National Union for Democracy and Progress (União Nacional para Democracia e Progresso, UNDP) | 1,328 | 0.29 | — |
| National Reconciliation Party (Partido da Reconciliação Nacional, PRN) | 782 | 0.17 | — |
| Socialist Party – Guinea-Bissau (Partido Socialista – Guiné Bissau, PS–GB) | 639 | 0.14 | — |
| Guinean Democratic Movement (Movimento Democrático Guineense, MDG) | 638 | 0.14 | — |
| Guinean League for Ecological Protection (Liga Guineense para Protecção Ecológica, LIPE) | 233 | 0.05 | — |
| Total (turnout 82%) | 456,312 | 100.00 | 100 |
| Source: rulers.org, AMBP | |||
Fourteen women occupy seats in the National People's Assembly.
Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo is the interim president of the National People's Assembly.
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