At stake
in this election:
- The office of president of the
Republic of Mozambique
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Description
of government structure:
- Mozambique has a 250-seat unicameral
Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da Republica).
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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 election for president:
- Presidential
Candidate: President Joaquim CHISSANO
Party: Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO)
Valid Votes Received: 2,338,333
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 52.29%
- Presidential
Candidate: Afonso DHLAKAMA
Party: Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO)
Valid Votes Received: 2,113,655
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 47.29%
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When was
the last presidential election?
- Presidential Election were last held on
October 27, 1994
- Results: President Joaquim CHISSANO won 53.3%
of the vote, thereby defeating Afonso DHLAKAMA who received 33.3%.
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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:
- The vote was the second
multi-party election 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 |
