Mozambique

Assembly of the Republic

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes
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Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s)
15 Oct 2019
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
No information available
Timing of election
Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections
09 Oct 2024
Number of seats at stake
No information available
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election
26

Voter turnout

Registered voters
13,162,321
Voters
6,766,416
Voter turnout
51.4%

Results

About the election

President Filipe Nyusi’s Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO) won a two-thirds majority, increasing its share of seats from 144 to 184 in the 250-member Assembly of the Republic. The Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO), the main opposition party now led by Mr. Ossufo Momade (see note 1), reduced its share from 89 to 60. In the presidential elections held in parallel with the parliamentary polls, President Nyusi defeated Mr. Momade. RENAMO called for the elections to be annulled, citing violence and fraud. On 15 November, the Constitutional Council rejected RENAMO’s challenge, stating that RENAMO had not brought enough evidence to support its claims of irregularities. On 13 January 2020, the newly elected Assembly of the Republic elected Ms. Esperança Bias (FRELIMO) as its new Speaker, replacing Ms. Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlovo (FRELIMO). On 15 January, President Nyusi began his second term in office.

The 2019 elections were the first to be held after a permanent ceasefire agreement was signed between FRELIMO and RENAMO in August 2019 (see note 2). During election campaigning, FRELIMO promised to further develop the country. President Nyusi pledged to hasten the implementation of the ceasefire agreement. RENAMO promised to bring about “peace, stability, more democracy and development”. Despite the peace deal, violence intensified in the run-up to the polls, killing at least 10 people.

Note 1:

Mr. Momade succeeded the long-serving RENAMO leader, Mr. Afonso Dhlakama, who passed away in May 2018.

Note 2:

In 1992, FRELIMO and RENAMO signed the Rome General Peace Accords after a 16-year civil war. In 2012, the then RENAMO leader Dhlakama took to the bush again. In 2013, RENAMO said it was ending the 1992 Accords after government forces raided its bush camp. Fresh talks began in 2016.

Number of parties winning seats
3
Percentage of parties winning seats
11.5%
Alternation of power after elections
No
Number of parties in government
1
Names of parties in government
Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group Total
Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO) 184
Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) 60
Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) 6
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
147
Number of women elected
103
Percentage of women elected
41.2%
Sources

Assembly of the Republic (17.01.2020)

http://rprovisorio.stae.org.mz/Resultados/Provisorio

http://www.portaldogoverno.gov.mz

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mozambiquehighcommission.org

clubofmozambique.com

New legislature

First-term parliamentarians
120
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
No information available
Date of the first session
13 Jan 2020

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Esperança Bias (Female)
Political party
Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO)
Date of election
13 Jan 2020

Historical data for IPU membership

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Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No