| 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.
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| 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
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| Candidacy requirements |
(data unavailable) |
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