Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique 2004, as amended to 2023
Legislature
  • English
    1. The Assembly of the Republic is the representative assembly of all Mozambican citizens.
    … (Art. 167)
  • Portuguese
    1. A Assembleia da República é a assembleia representativa de todos os cidadãos moçambicanos.
    … (Art. 167)
Legislature
  • English
    1. The Assembly of the Republic is the highest legislative body in the Republic of Mozambique.
    2. The Assembly of the Republic determines the norms that conduct the functioning of the State and the economic and social life through laws and deliberations of generic character. (Art. 168)
  • Portuguese
    1. A Assembleia da República é o mais alto órgão legislativo na República de Moçambique.
    2. A Assembleia da República determina as normas que regem o funcionamento do Estado e a vida económica e social através de leis e deliberações de carácter genérico. (Art. 168)
Legislature
  • English
    1. The Assembly of the Republic shall be elected through direct, universal, equal and periodic suffrage and by secret and personal ballot.
    ...
    3. Candidates for election shall be political parties, either individually or in coalitions, and their respective lists may include citizens who are not party members. (Art. 169)
  • Portuguese
    1. A Assembleia da República é eleita por sufrágio universal, directo, igual, secreto, pessoal e periódico.
    ...
    3. Concorrem às eleições os partidos políticos, isoladamente ou em coligação de partidos, e as respectivas listas podem integrar cidadãos não filiados nos partidos. (Art. 169)
Legislature
  • English
    1. The Assembly of the Republic shall have power to legislate on basic issues of the country’s domestic and foreign policy.
    … (Art. 178)
  • Portuguese
    1. Compete à Assembleia da República legislar sobre as questões básicas da política interna e externa do país.
    … (Art. 178)
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Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique 2004, as amended to 2018 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2024). Consolidated version as amended to 2023 not publicly available, concerns provision (Art. 311) that is not of direct relevance to the database. According to Art. 10: “The official language in the Republic of Mozambique shall be Portuguese.”

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Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique 2004, as amended to 2023 (Portuguese).

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