Election Profile:

Flag of Mozambique Source for election date

At stake in this election:

  • The office of President of Mozambique

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Armando GUEBUZA *
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Luisa DIOGO
  • Assembly: Mozambique has a unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) with 250 seats.

* The electoral system is two-round.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by absolute majority vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República), 248 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms and 2 members are elected in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.***

*** 248 seats are apportioned among 11 multi-member constituencies corresponding to the provinces in proportion to their populations. Two single-seat constituencies represent Mozamibcans living abroad in Africa and "other countries," respectively. According to the electoral law (2007) these seats are "both based in Maputo."

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

  • Armando GUEBUZA
    Party: Front for the Liberalization of Mozambique (Frelimo)
  • Afonso DHLAKAMA
    Party: Mozambique National Resistance-Electoral Union (Renamo-UE)
  • Daviz SIMANGO
    Party: Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) / Movimento Democrático de Moçambique

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 21,669,278 (July 2009 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 7,099,105 (October 2009 )

Last Updated on 08/29/2008