Mozambican general election, 1999
General elections were held in Mozambique between 3 and 5 December 1999 to elect a president and the Assembly of the Republic. Incumbent president Joaquim Chissano won a narrow victory against Afonso Dhlakama, whilst Chissano's FRELIMO party won the Assembly elections, taking 133 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout for the elections was around 68-70%.[1]
Presidential election
Assembly elections
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| FRELIMO |
2,005,713 |
48.54 |
133 |
| RENAMO-Electoral Union |
1,603,811 |
38.81 |
117 |
| Labor Party |
111,139 |
2.96 |
0 |
| Liberal and Democratic Party of Mozambique |
101,970 |
2.47 |
0 |
| Social Liberal Party |
83,440 |
2.02 |
0 |
| Mozambican Opposition Union |
64,117 |
1.55 |
0 |
| Democratic Union |
61,122 |
1.48 |
0 |
| Mozambique Democratic Liberal Party |
33,247 |
0.80 |
0 |
| Independent Party of Mozambique |
29,456 |
0.71 |
0 |
| Party of Freedom and Solidarity |
20,686 |
0.88 |
0 |
| National Workers and Peasants Party |
24,527 |
0.59 |
0 |
| Progressive Liberal Party of Mozambique |
11,628 |
0.28 |
0 |
| Mozambique Social Broadening Party |
2,153 |
0.05 |
0 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
701,438 |
- |
- |
| Total |
4,833,761 |
100 |
250 |
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