General Information
At Stake in this Election:
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The Presidency of Mozambique
Legislative elections will be held concurrently.
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Chief of State: President Jacinto NYUSI (since 15 January 2015)
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Head of Government: Prime Minister Adriano MALEIANE (since 3 March 2022)
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Assembly: unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) with 250 seats
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The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds and may serve up to two consecutive 5-year terms.
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The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
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In the Assembly of the Republic, 248 members are elected by party-list proportional representation vote, and 2 members (representing the diaspora) are directly elected by plurality vote. All 250 members serve 5-year terms.
In the 2019 presidential election, Filipe NYUSI (FRELIMO) won in a single round with 73% of the vote. Voter turnout was 52%.
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Candidate filing deadline: 10 June 2024
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Voter registration deadline: 28 April 2024
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Daniel Francisco CHAPO
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Lutero Chimbirombiro SIMANGO
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Domingos Jossias ZUCULA
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Dorinda Catarina EDUARDO
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Feliciano Maguiuanhane MACHAVA
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Manuel Carlos Dias dos Santos Pinto JÚNIOR
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Mário ALBINO
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Miguel Rafael Simbine MABOTE
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Ossufo MOMADE
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Rafael Fernando BATA
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Venâncio António Bila MONDLANE
Population and Registered Voters:
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Population: 33,897,354 (2023)
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Registered Voters: 16,649,373 (2024)
Gender Data:
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CEDAW Status: Ratified (by accession) 21 April 1997
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Female Candidates in this election: Yes
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Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 108 out of 250 (43%) in the Assembly of the Republic
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Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.461, Low, Rank 183 (2022)
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Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 19.2 (2023)
Disability Data:
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CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 30 January 2012
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Projected population with a disability: 5,423,577 (2023)
IFES Resources:
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Does IFES have a presence in Mozambique: No
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Election Access: Yes
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ElectionJudgments: No