At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the Assembleia da
Republica: 250
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Description
of government structure:
- Mozambique has a 250-seat unicameral
Assembly of the Republic [Assembleia da Republica].
- Chief of State: President Joaquim
Alberto CHISSANO
- Head of Government: Prime Minister
Pascoal MOCUMBI
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Description
of electoral system:
- The president is directly elected by
the people for a five-year term.
- The 250 members in the Assembly of
the Republic are elected by popular vote via party lists for five-year terms.
Parties need to gain five percent of the vote in order to get parliamentary
representation.
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Results of the
electoral races:
- Party: Mozambican
Liberation Front (FRELIMO)
Leader: President Joaquim
CHISSANO
Seats won in this election: 133
Seats in last Parliament: 129
- Party: Mozambican
National Resistance (RENAMO)
Leader: Afonso DHLAKAMA
Seats won in this election: 117
Seats in last Parliament: 112
- Party: Democratic Union
(UD)
Leader: Antonio PALANGE
Seats won in this election: 0
Seats in last Parliament: 9
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When was the last election? Number
of seats in last election?
- Parliamentary elections last held: October 27-29, 1994
- Seats decided in the last election: 250
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 19,124,335 (July
1999 estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 7,099,105
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Of Interest:
- These are the second
multi-party elections since the end of a 16-year war between RENAMO and FRELIMO.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
