General elections were held in Mozambique in 1977. They were the first elections after independence from Portugal, and FRELIMO was the sole legal party.[1]
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All 226 seats in the People's Assembly | ||||||||||||||||
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 Organization of the electoral process by levels. In gray, the areas affected by the Rhodesian military incursion. | ||||||||||||||||
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Direct elections were only held for local and city councils, starting on 25 September.[2] These councils then elected members of their local councils to the District Assemblies, which in turn elected representatives to the Provincial Assemblies. FRELIMO produced a single list of shortlisted candidates for the newly created 226-seat People's Assembly, the country's top legislative body. The candidate list was unanimously adopted by the Provincial Assemblies at their first session.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Elections in Mozambique African Elections Database
- ^ Mozambique Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Mozambique: The regional vote in legislative elections Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- ^ Relatorio da Comissão Nacional de Eleições, 1977