Mozambique

Assembly of the Republic

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

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)
09 Oct 2024
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
12 Jan 2025
Timing of election
Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections
31 Oct 2029
Number of seats at stake
250
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Results

About the election

The outgoing President Filipe Nyusi’s Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO, see note) retained a two-thirds majority, winning 171 seats in the 250-member Assembly of the Republic. The Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS, a splinter party of FRELIMO) came second, winning 43 seats. The main opposition party in the outgoing legislature, the Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO), finished third, reducing its share of seats from 60 to 28. In the presidential elections, Mr. Daniel Chapo (FRELIMO), was declared elected. Among others, he defeated Mr. Venâncio Mondlane, an independent candidate backed by PODEMOS. Mr. Mondlane claimed he was the true election winner and called for nationwide protests.

The 2024 elections followed an Islamist insurgency in the north, which had displaced more than 110,000 people by the end of 2023. FRELIMO’s manifesto in 2024 focused on the defence of Mozambican sovereignty and territorial integrity. The 2024 elections were marred by irregularities and violent incidents. On 18 October, two top aides of Mr. Mondlane were shot dead. On 25 October, the European Union Election Observation Mission expressed its concerns regarding the transparency of the counting and tabulation process, and called on the electoral management bodies to display maximum transparency. It also condemned the violent dispersal of demonstrators.

Note:
Mr. Nyusi, in post since January 2015, was constitutionally barred from seeking a new presidential term after serving two mandates.

Number of parties winning seats
4
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
68.4%

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group Total
Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) 171
Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS) 43
Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) 28
Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) 8
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
152
Number of women elected
98
Percentage of women elected
39.2%
Women Directly Elected
98
Other notes on the elections
Sources

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
152
Total number of women after the election
98
Percentage of women after the election
39.2%
First-term parliamentarians
No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
No information available
Date of the first session
13 Jan 2025

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Margarida Adamugy Talapa (Female)
Date of birth: 05 Jun 1962
Political party
Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO)
Date of election
13 Jan 2025

Historical data for IPU membership

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