List of political parties in Mozambique
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This article lists political parties in Mozambique.
Mozambique has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Active parties
editParties represented in parliament
edit| Party | Abbr. | Established | Leader | Political position | Ideology | MPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberation Front of Mozambique Frente de Libertação de Moçambique |
FRELIMO | 1962 | Filipe Nyusi | Left-wing | Democratic socialism | 184 / 250
| |
| Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique
Partido Otimista pelo Desenvolvimento de Moçambique |
PODEMOS | 2019 | Hélder Mendonça | Centre-left to left-wing | Democratic socialism | 31 / 250
| |
| Mozambican National Resistance Resistência Nacional Moçambicana |
RENAMO | 1975 | Ossufo Momade | Right-wing | Nationalism National conservatism Economic liberalism Right-wing populism |
20 / 250
| |
| Democratic Movement of Mozambique Movimento Democrático de Moçambique |
MDM | 2009 | vacant | Centre-right | Christian democracy | 4 / 250
| |
Other parties
edit- Independent Alliance of Mozambique (Aliança Independente de Moçambique)
- Mozambican Nationalist Movement (Movimento Nacionalista Moçambicano)
- National Convention Party (Partido de Convenção Nacional)
- National Unity Party (Partido de Unidade Nacional)
- Liberal Front (Frente Liberal)
- Front of Patriotic Action (Frente de Ação Patriotica)
- People's Party of Mozambique (Partido Popular de Moçambique)
- United Front of Mozambique (Frente Unida de Moçambique)
- Party for Peace, Democracy, and Development (Partido para a Paz, Democracia e Desenvolvimento)
- Independent Party of Mozambique (Partido Independente de Moçambique)
- Liberal and Democratic Party of Mozambique (Partido Liberal e Democrático de Moçambique)
- Mozambique Social Broadening Party
- National Reconciliation Party
- Party of Freedom and Solidarity
- Social Liberal and Democratic Party (Partido Social-Liberal e Democrático)
- Greens Party of Mozambique (Partido dos Verdes de Moçambique)
Defunct parties
edit- Communist Party of Mozambique (Partido Comunista de Moçambique)
- National Democratic Union of Mozambique (União Democrática Nacional de Moçambique)
- Revolutionary Party of Mozambique (PRM; Partido Revolucionário de Moçambique)