2014 Mozambican general election

General elections were held in Mozambique on 15 October 2014. Filipe Nyusi, the candidate of the ruling FRELIMO, was elected president, and FRELIMO retained its parliamentary majority.

2014 Mozambican general election

15 October 2014 (2014-10-15)
Presidential election
 
Afonso Dhlakama.jpg
Daviz Simango.jpg
Nominee Filipe Nyusi Afonso Dhlakama Daviz Simango
Party FRELIMO RENAMO MDM
Popular vote 2,803,536 1,800,448 314,759
Percentage 57.00% 36.60% 6.40%
Parliamentary election
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
FRELIMO Armando Guebuza 55.68 144 -47
RENAMO Afonso Dhlakama 32.95 89 +38
MDM Daviz Simango 8.47 17 +9
Presidential election results map
President before President after
Armando Guebuza
FRELIMO
Filipe Nyusi
FRELIMO
A section of the crowd at FRELIMO's final campaign rally

Electoral system

The President was elected using the two-round system.[1] Incumbent President Armando Guebuza was constitutionally barred from seeking a third term.[2][3]

The 250 members of the Assembly of the Republic were elected in 11 multi-member constituencies based on the country's provinces and two single-member constituencies representing Mozambican citizens in Africa and Europe. Seat allocation in the multi-member constituencies was based on proportional representation using the D'Hondt method, with an electoral threshold of 5%.[4]

Campaign

Presidential candidates

CandidateParty
Filipe Nyusi[5]Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO)
Alfonso Dhlakama[6]Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO)
Daviz Simango[5]Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM)

Conduct

Electoral observers from the European Union stated there were positive aspects: new electoral legislation, a non-disputed voter register and a generally peaceful electoral campaign and an orderly election day, but issues with the tabulation process, and acts of violence and intolerance during the electoral campaign underlined the necessity for important improvements for the future electoral processes.[7]

Electoral observers from the Mozambican Electoral Observatory group, concluded that their parallel vote count was broadly in line with the official results. However, the group still termed the elections "partly free and fair, and not very transparent", citing politicization and a lack of transparency of the electoral bodies, voters being turned away and other irregularities.[8]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Filipe NyusiFRELIMO2,803,53657.00
Afonso DhlakamaRENAMO1,800,44836.60
Daviz SimangoDemocratic Movement of Mozambique314,7596.40
Total4,918,743100.00
Valid votes4,918,74391.49
Invalid/blank votes457,5868.51
Total votes5,376,329100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,964,37749.03
Source: Constitutional Court

Assembly

Assembly results showing number of seats won by each party per constituency
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
FRELIMO2,534,84555.68144–47
RENAMO1,499,83232.9589+38
Democratic Movement of Mozambique385,6838.4717+9
Social Broadening Party of Mozambique10,6560.230New
Party for Peace, Democracy, and Development–AD9,4370.2100
Youth Movement for the Restoration of Democracy8,7280.190New
Union for Reconciliation Party8,9290.200New
Party of Freedom and Development8,0990.1800
National Reconciliation Party7,8720.1700
Greens Party of Mozambique7,3570.1600
National Movement for the Recovery of Mozambican Unity7,0980.160New
Ecological Party–Land Movement6,9220.1500
Humanitarian Party of Mozambique5,9460.130New
Patriotic Movement for Democracy5,7790.1300
Social Renewal Party5,6920.130New
Independent Alliance of Mozambique5,6710.1200
Electoral Union5,6110.1200
Independent Party of Mozambique4,5930.100New
National Workers and Peasants Party4,1640.0900
Party of Freedom and Solidarity3,8150.0800
Labour Party3,2450.0700
United Party of Mozambique for Democratic Freedom2,9800.070New
Union for Change2,5270.060New
Mozambique People's Progress Party2,4370.0500
Independent Social Democratic Party1,9300.040New
African Union for the Salvation of the People of Mozambique1,8700.040New
Social Liberal Party4640.010New
Popular Democratic Party1580.0000
Social Democratic Reconciliation Party430.0000
Total4,552,383100.002500
Valid votes4,552,38386.83
Invalid/blank votes690,51613.17
Total votes5,242,899100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,964,37747.82
Source: Constitutional Court

Provincial elections

Province FRELIMO RENAMO MDM
Cabo Delgado Province 67 14 1
Gaza Province 69 0 1
Inhambane Province 58 11 1
Manica Province 49 39 1
Maputo Province 59 12 9
Nampula Province 46 46 1
Niassa Province 42 34 4
Sofala Province 30 45 7
Tete Province 37 42 3
Zambezia Province 37 51 4
Source Mozambique News Agency

Aftermath

The leader of RENAMO, Afonso Dhlakama claimed the results of the election were fraudulent and called for a national unity government, threatening to set up a parallel government if FRELIMO did not agree.[9] However, he later abandoned the call.[10] RENAMO also boycotted the swearing in of the provincial parliaments, and have threatened to boycott the swearing in of the Assembly of the Republic on 12 January 2015.[11]

References

  1. Republic of Mozambique: Election for President (President) IFES
  2. Mozambique leader sets date for 2014 elections Fox News, 31 July 2013
  3. "Nyusi Set to Rule Gas-Rich Mozambique Under Guebuza's Shadow". Bloomberg. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  4. Electoral system IPU
  5. "Mozambican Opposition Leader Registers As Voter". Bernama. 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  6. "Mozambique: Dhlakama registered as Voter for Presidential Elections". nsnbc international. 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  7. "UNIÃO EUROPEIA MISSÃO DE OBSERVAÇÃO ELEITORAL Moçambique – Eleições Gerais 2014 PRESS RELEASE" (PDF). Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  8. "Elections "partially free and fair, and not very transparent"". 6 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  9. "allAfrica.com: Mozambique: Dhlakama Threatens to Set Up His Own Government". Mozambique News Agency. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  10. "allAfrica.com: Mozambique: Dhlakama Abandons 'Caretaker Government' Demand". Mozambique News Agency. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  11. "allAfrica.com: Mozambique: Parliament Meets On Monday, Regardless of Renamo Boycott". Mozambique News Agency. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
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