The National Assembly shall be composed of members elected under the terms of
the Constitution and the law.
Article 143
(Electoral system)
1. Members shall be elected by universal, free, equal, direct, secret and periodic
suffrage by national citizens aged over eighteen who are resident in national
territory, including Angolan citizens resident abroad for the purposes of
work, study, illness or similar reasons.
2. Members shall be elected according to the system of proportional
representation for a five-year term of office, under the terms of the law.
Article 144
(Constituencies)
1. Members shall be elected by constituencies, there being one national
constituency and constituencies corresponding to each of the provinces.
2. The following criteria shall be established for the election of Members by
constituency:
a) One hundred and thirty Members shall be elected at national level, and for
this purpose the country shall be considered a single national
constituency;
b) Five Members shall be elected for each province and provincial electoral
constituencies shall be created for this purpose.
Article 145
(Ineligibility)
1. The following shall be ineligible for election as Members:
a) Serving judges and public prosecutors;
b) Members of military or militarised forces on active service;
c) Members of electoral administrative bodies;
d) Individuals legally defined as incapacitated;
e) Individuals sentenced to a term of imprisonment of over two years.
2. Citizens who have acquired Angolan nationality shall only be eligible seven
years after the date on which nationality was acquired.
Article 146
(Nominations)
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