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ANGOLA
Assembleia nacional (National Assembly)
ELECTORAL SYSTEM

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Parliament name (generic / translated) Assembleia nacional / National Assembly
Structure of parliament Unicameral
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Electoral Law 1 November 1991
Law nº 36/11 of 21 December 2012
Mode of designation directly elected 220
Constituencies - 18 multi-member (5 seats) provincial constituencies
- one multi-member (130 seats) national constituency
Voting system Proportional: Direct election with proportional representation, using the d'Hondt method.
Of the 220 Deputies, 90 are elected in 18 provincial constituencies (5 per province) and the remainder from national lists. Three Deputies represent Angolans living abroad. Candidates figure on closed lists of parties or coalitions of parties.
Vacancies arising between general elections are filled by substitutes elected at the same time as titular members.
Voting is not compulsory.
Voter requirements - age: 18 years
- Angolan citizenship
- disqualifications: insanity, undischarged bankruptcy, criminal conviction, allegiance to a foreign State.
CANDIDATES
Eligibility Qualified electors
- age: 35 years
- Angolan citizenship
Incompatibilities - members of the Government
- judges
- chairman of the board of a State-owned corporation
- members of the armed forces
Candidacy requirements (data unavailable)

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