2019 Mozambican general election
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All 250 seats in theAssembly of the Republic 126 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held inMozambiqueon 15 October 2019.[1][2][3]During the leadup to the elections, assassinations and significant intimidation of prominent leaders of opposition parties and election observers were alleged.[4][5]In addition, state resources, media, and aid for cyclone victims were also alleged to be used in favour of the ruling party (FRELIMO) and its candidates.[6][7]Local elections observers, civil society organizations, the Commonwealth Observer Group, the European Union Election Observation Mission, and several national and international entities classified the elections as rigged.[8][9][6][7][10][11][12]Nevertheless, the incumbent presidentFilipe NyusiofFRELIMOwas declared re-elected with 73% of the vote. The main opposition partyRENAMOas well as the other oppositions parties involved in the elections contested the results, claiming there were numerous irregularities, and accusing FRELIMO of "massive electoral fraud", including hundreds of thousands of "ghost voters".[13]As evidence for the international community,Ossufo Momade,the president of the main opposition partyRENAMO,transported to Europe a box filled with vote ballots that had been marked in favor of the incumbent presidentFilipe NyusiofFRELIMObefore the commencement of voting.[14][15][16]Despite these occurrences, the international community largely ignored any concerns of fraud, and gradually countries started recognizing the incumbent presidentFilipe NyusiofFRELIMOas the winner of the elections.[17]
Electoral system[edit]
ThePresident of Mozambiquewas elected using thetwo-round system.[18]The 250 members of theAssembly of the Republicwere elected byproportional representationin eleven multi-member constituencies based on the country'sprovincesand on afirst-past-the-postbasis from two single-member constituencies representing Mozambican citizens in Africa and Europe. Seats in the multi-member constituencies were allocated using theD'Hondt method.[19]
Presidential candidates[edit]
On 16 January 2019 the main opposition partyRENAMOheld a congress at whichOssufo Momadewas elected as the party's new leader and presidential candidate.[20]Momade had been the party's interim president following the death ofAfonso Dhlakamain May 2018 and was seen as a "unifying leader" that could bring the political and military sector of RENAMO closer.[21]
The rulingFRELIMOheld its congress on 6 May, at which it confirmed its decision to support the re-election of PresidentFilipe Nyussifor a second and final term.
On 9 May and following a three-day congress, the Democratic Movement of Mozambique confirmed that its presidential candidate would beDaviz Simango,mayor ofBeirasince 2003. Simango was a presidential candidate in the two previous general elections.[22]
On 31 July the Constitutional Council approved four candidates; Nyussi, Momade, Simango andMário Albino.Two candidates were disqualified; Hélder Mendoça andAlice Mabota.Mabota would have been the first woman to run for president, but failed to collect enough signatures.[23]
FRELIMO nominatedMércia Viriato Licáas one of their candidates. She was elected and became the youngest MP in the country's history.[24]
Results[edit]
President[edit]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Filipe Nyusi | FRELIMO | 4,639,172 | 73.46 | |
Ossufo Momade | RENAMO | 1,356,786 | 21.48 | |
Daviz Simango | Democratic Movement of Mozambique | 273,599 | 4.33 | |
Mário Albino | Action Party of the United Movement for Integral Salvation | 46,048 | 0.73 | |
Total | 6,315,605 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 6,315,605 | 92.55 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 508,321 | 7.45 | ||
Total votes | 6,823,926 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 13,162,321 | 51.84 | ||
Source:EISA |
Assembly[edit]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
FRELIMO | 4,323,298 | 71.28 | 184 | +40 | |
RENAMO | 1,351,659 | 22.28 | 60 | –29 | |
Democratic Movement of Mozambique | 254,290 | 4.19 | 6 | –11 | |
Action Party of the United Movement for Integral Salvation | 27,277 | 0.45 | 0 | New | |
New Democracy | 25,046 | 0.41 | 0 | New | |
Union for Change | 8,347 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
Optimistic People for the Development of Mozambique | 6,768 | 0.11 | 0 | New | |
National Reconciliation Party | 6,469 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
Patriotic Movement for Democracy | 5,883 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
Union for Reconciliation Party | 5,399 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
Greens Party of Mozambique | 5,361 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
Labour Party | 5,173 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
National Party of the Mozambican People/CRD | 4,143 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
Youth Movement for the Restoration of Democracy | 4,054 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | |
National Movement for the Recovery of Mozambican Unity | 3,820 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | |
Electoral Union | 3,769 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | |
Mozambique People's Progress Party | 3,431 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | |
Social Renewal Party | 3,365 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | |
Ecological Party of Mozambique | 3,313 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
Party of Freedom and Development | 2,868 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | |
Democratic Unity | 2,720 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
Ecological Party–Land Movement | 2,579 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
Democratic Justice Party of Mozambique | 2,036 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
Social Broadening Party of Mozambique | 2,006 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
National Workers and Peasants Party | 1,783 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
Democratic Union of Mozambique | 664 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
Total | 6,065,521 | 100.00 | 250 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 6,065,521 | 89.64 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 700,895 | 10.36 | |||
Total votes | 6,766,416 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 13,162,321 | 51.41 | |||
Source:STAE |
Provincial elections[edit]
Province | Seats | ||
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FRELIMO | RENAMO | MDM | |
Cabo Delgado Province | 66 | 16 | 0 |
Gaza Province | 81 | 1 | 0 |
Inhambane Province | 54 | 6 | 0 |
Manica Province | 63 | 17 | 0 |
Maputo Province | 61 | 18 | 2 |
Nampula Province | 63 | 31 | 0 |
Niassa Province | 46 | 14 | 0 |
Sofala Province | 60 | 13 | 8 |
Tete Province | 65 | 17 | 0 |
Zambezia Province | 69 | 23 | 0 |
Total | 628 | 156 | 10 |
Source:STAE |
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