IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Mozambique

Republic of Mozambique

31,408,823
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)

17,169,239
Registered Voters (as of None)

50.27%
Average Turnout

12
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.304
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: April 21, 1997

SIGI* Score: 20.7
Level of Discrimination: Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 30, 2007
Ratified Date: Jan. 30, 2012

HDI* Score: 0.493
Category: Low
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Mozambican Presidency	None	Head of State & Government
Mozambican Assembly	Assembleia da República	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Filipe Jacinto NYUSI
Head of Government: Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho DO ROSARIO
Assembly: Mozambique has a unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) with 250 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
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."

Elections

2024-10-09
Mozambican Presidency
Votes 7,464,822
Registered 17,169,239
Turnout 43.48

2024-10-09
Mozambican Assembly
Votes -
Registered 16,649,373
Turnout -

2019-10-15
Mozambican Presidency
Votes 6,823,926
Registered 13,162,321
Turnout 51.84

2019-10-15
Mozambican Assembly
Votes 6,766,416
Registered 13,162,321
Turnout 51.41

2014-10-15
Mozambican Presidency
Votes 5,333,665
Registered 10,964,978
Turnout 48.64

2014-10-15
Mozambican Assembly
Votes 5,316,936
Registered 10,964,978
Turnout 48.49

2009-10-28
Mozambican Assembly
Votes 4,387,250
Registered 9,871,949
Turnout 44.44

2009-10-28
Mozambican Presidency
Votes 3,965,785
Registered 7,099,105
Turnout 55.86

2004-12-02
Mozambican Assembly
Votes 3,321,926
Registered 9,142,151
Turnout 36.34

2004-12-02
Mozambican Presidency
Votes 3,329,177
Registered 9,142,151
Turnout 36.42

1999-12-03
Mozambican Assembly
Votes 4,724,097
Registered 7,099,105
Turnout 66.54

1999-12-03
Mozambican Presidency
Votes 4,934,352
Registered 7,099,105
Turnout 69.51

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Mozambican Presidency	2024-10-09	7,464,822	17,169,239	43.48
Mozambican Assembly	2024-10-09	-	16,649,373	-
Mozambican Presidency	2019-10-15	6,823,926	13,162,321	51.84
Mozambican Assembly	2019-10-15	6,766,416	13,162,321	51.41
Mozambican Presidency	2014-10-15	5,333,665	10,964,978	48.64
Mozambican Assembly	2014-10-15	5,316,936	10,964,978	48.49
Mozambican Assembly	2009-10-28	4,387,250	9,871,949	44.44
Mozambican Presidency	2009-10-28	3,965,785	7,099,105	55.86
Mozambican Assembly	2004-12-02	3,321,926	9,142,151	36.34
Mozambican Presidency	2004-12-02	3,329,177	9,142,151	36.42
Mozambican Assembly	1999-12-03	4,724,097	7,099,105	66.54
Mozambican Presidency	1999-12-03	4,934,352	7,099,105	69.51

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