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Mozambique

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Assembly of the Republic

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Unicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlovo (Female)
Year of birth
1957

Secretary general

Secretary general
Armando Mário Correia (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
15 May 2012 -

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
99
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
39.6% See historical data for this field.

Age

Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
61
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
189
Total per sex
Total of male
150
Total of female
100
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
43
41-45
18
46-50
31
51-60
92
61-70
56
71-80
10
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Totals per age interval 0 0 43 18 31 92 56 10 0 0
Total <= 45: 61 Total >= 46: 189
Male 0 0 24 11 22 50 37 6 0 0 150
Female 0 0 19 7 9 42 19 4 0 0 100
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger17.2%9.6%7.6%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger24.4%14%10.4%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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Elections > Election results

New legislature

Total number of men after the election The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
151
Total number of women after the election The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
99
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlovo (Female)
Political party
Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO)
Date of election
12.01.2015
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1975
Women’s right to vote
Right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1975
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Women’s right to stand for election
Right to stand for election Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1975
National or local Stand for Election: National or Local
National
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1977

Women Heads of State or Government

Woman Heads of State or Government
Not available
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Parliamentary bodies > Caucuses

Women

Caucus name
Parliamentary Women's Caucus / Gabinete da Mulher Parlamentar
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
No
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
No
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No