General elections are scheduled to be held in Mozambique on 9 October 2024.[1][2][3]
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All 250 seats in the Assembly of the Republic 126 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
The ruling party, FRELIMO, which has increasingly become marked with growing concerns of authoritarianism and impunity amid the controversies surrounding the 2023 local elections and the 2019 general election, is predicted to win.[4]
Electoral system
editThe President is elected using the two-round system.[5] The 250 members of the Assembly of the Republic are elected by proportional representation in eleven multi-member constituencies based on the country's provinces and on a first-past-the-post basis from two single-member constituencies representing Mozambican citizens in Africa and Europe. Seats in the multi-member constituencies are allocated using the d'Hondt method, with an electoral threshold of 5%.[6]
Candidates
editOn 5 May 2024, after a meeting of its Central Committee, FRELIMO named Daniel Chapo, a 47-year old law professor and former governor of Inhambane Province, as its candidate in the upcoming election to succeed outgoing president Filipe Nyusi.[7] On the same date, the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) selected its leader, Lutero Simango, to be its candidate for the October elections.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Mozambique to Hold Presidential Election Oct. 9 Next Year". Bloomberg. 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Mozambique to Hold General Elections On October 9, Next Year • 360 Mozambique". 360 Mozambique. 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "Mozambique: Presidential, legislative elections scheduled for 9 October 2024". Mozambique. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "Mozambique: October 9". Africa Center for Strategic Studies. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Republic of Mozambique: Election for President (President) IFES
- ^ Electoral system IPU
- ^ "Mozambique's ruling party names new leader ahead of elections". Africanews. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Mozambique: MDM elects Lutero Simango as its presidential candidate". Club of Mozambique. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.