National Assembly (Angola)

**National Assembly (Angola)**
Basic data
Seat:	Luanda
Legislative period :	five years
First session:	1986
MPs:	220
Current legislative period
Last choice:	23rd August 2017
Chair:	President, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos
Distribution of seats:	; MPLA (150); ; UNITA (51); ; CASA-CE (16); ; FNLA (2); ; PRS (1);
	Website
	www.parlamento.ao

The National Assembly ( Portuguese Assembleia Nacional ) is the parliament in the unicameral system of Angola . In the constitution of the state, in addition to the president and the courts, it represents the representation of all citizens of Angola.

composition

The National Assembly consists of 220 MPs, 130 of whom are elected nationwide using proportional representation. The rest of the MPs are elected on provincial lists. 81 women MPs are represented in parliament, which corresponds to 36.82% women. Candidates for a seat in the National Assembly must be at least 35 years of age and hold Angolan citizenship. Members of the government, judges and members of the military, the Forças Armadas Angolanas, are excluded from candidacy . Since there has been an absolute majority of the MPLA in this parliament from the beginning and until today , which also provides the President, it falls into the category of "dominant party system".

elections

Since Angola's transition from the People's Republic to multi-party democracy in 1991, there have been parliamentary elections in 1992, 2008, 2012 and 2017. Between 1992 and 2002, the civil war in Angola made elections impossible. It was not until the last parliamentary elections in 2012 that the parliament began to function normally - albeit within the limits of the 2010 constitution, which is extremely presidentialistic. Here 5 different parties moved into the National Assembly.

Elections 2012

**Elections to the National Assembly of Angola on August 31, 2012**
Political party	be right	Voting share	Seats	+/– to 2018
MPLA	4,135,503	71.84	175	-16
UNITA	1,074,565	18.66	32	+16
CASA-CE	345,589	6.00	8th	New
PRS	98,233	1.70	3	-5
FNLA	65.163	1.13	2	-1
ND-UE	13,337	0.23	0	-2
Partido Popular para o Desenvolvimento	8,710	0.15	0	-
Frente Unida para Mudanças de Angola	8,260	0.14	0	-
Conselho Político da Oposição	6,644	0.11	0	-
invalid / empty votes	368,665	-	-	-
Total	6,124,669	100	220	0
registered voters	9,757,671	62.77	-	-
Source: Angolan Comissão Nacional Eleitoral

2008 elections

**Elections to the National Assembly of Angola on 5./6. September 2008**
Political party	Number of votes	% of votes	Cadeiras	+/-
Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola ( MPLA )	4,414,738	81.64	191	+62
União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola ( UNITA )	559.972	10.39	16	−54
Partido de Renovação Social	172.298	3.17	8th	+2
Nova Democracia - União Eleitoral	64,624	1.20	2	+2
Nacional de Libertação de Angola	60,335	1.11	3	−2
Partido Democrático para Progreso - Aliança Nacional Angolano	27,552	0.51	-	−1
Partido Liberal Democrático	17,880	0.33	-	−3
Angola Democrática - Coligação ( AD-Coligação )	15,839	0.29	-	−1
Partido de Apoio Democrático e Progresso de Angola	14,115	0.27	-	0
Frente para a Democracia	14,037	0.27	-	0
Partido da Aliança da Juventude, Operários e Campesinos de Angola	12,681	0.24	-	−1
Partido Renovador Democrático	11,599	0.22	-	−1
Plataforma Política Eleitoral	9,840	0.19	-	0
Forum Fraternal Angolano Coligação	9,468	0.17	-	0
Valid votes	6,450,407	89.42
Invalid votes	762,874	10.58
Total: (turnout 87.36%)	7,213,281	100.00	220
Sources : CNE , CNE , BBC

Presidents of Parliament

No.	Surname	Political party	Term of office
1	José Eduardo dos Santos	MPLA	1980-1992
2	Roberto Victor de Almeida	MPLA	1992-2008
3	Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos	MPLA	2008-2010
4th	Paulo Kassoma	MPLA	2010–2012
4th	Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos	MPLA	2012–

Parliament building in Luanda

National Assembly of Angola (2015)

The new parliament building in Luanda was built by the Portuguese construction companies Acail Angola and Teixeira Duarte Engenharia . The 65,000 m² complex was built between May 2010 and 2014 and cost 274.3 million euros. It consists of a round central building with a domed roof, in which the plenary hall and the auditorium are located. The building has six floors, two of which are underground, where parking spaces and technical equipment are housed. The offices of the President of Parliament, the Administrative Council, parliamentary groups and secretariats, press rooms, multi-purpose rooms and restaurants are located in the seven-storey peripheral buildings.