ctions: Chamber of Counselors - last held 15 September 2000
(next to be held NA 2002); Chamber of Representatives - last held 14
November 1997 (next to be held NA November 2002)

election results: Chamber of Counselors - percent of vote by party
- NA%; seats by party - NA; Chamber of Representatives - percent of
vote by party - NA%; seats by party - USFP 57, UC 50, RNI 46, MP 40,
MDS 32, IP 32, MNP 19, PND 10, MPCD 9, PPS 9, FFD 9, PSD 5, OADP 4,
PA 2, PDI 1

note: CDT, UTM, UGTM, UNMT are all labor unions listed under
Political pressure groups and leaders; see explanation in the
description of Parliament

Mozambique:
unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia da
Republica (250 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote
on a secret ballot to serve five-year terms)

elections: last held 3-5 December 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)

election results: percent of vote by party - Frelimo 48.54%,
Renamo-UE 38.81%; seats by party - Frelimo 133, Renamo-UE 117

note: Renamo-UE ran as a multiparty coalition; none of the other
opposition parties received the 5% required to win parliamentary
seats

Namibia:
bicameral legislature consists of the National Council (26
seats; two members are chosen from each regional council to serve
six-year terms) and the National Assembly (72 seats; members are
elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections: National Council - elections for regional councils, to
determine members of the National Council, held 30 November-1
December 1998 (next to be held by December 2004); National Assembly
- last held 30 November-1 December 1999 (next to be held by December
2004)

election results: National Council - percent of vote by party -
NA%; seats by party - SWAPO 21, DTA 4, UDF 1; National Assembly -
percent of vote by party - SWAPO 76%, COD 10%, DTA 9%, UDF 3%, MAG
1%, other 1%; seats by party - SWAPO 55, COD 7, DTA 7, UDF 2, MAG 1,

note: the National Council is primarily an advisory body

Nauru:
unicameral Parliament (18 seats; members elected by popular
vote to serve three-year terms)

elections: last held 9 April 2000 (next to be held NA April 2003)

election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 18

Nepal:
bicameral Parliament consists of the National Council (60
seats; 35 appointed by the House of Representatives, 10 by the king,
and 15 elected by