Mozambican general election, 2014

Mozambican general election, 2014
Mozambique
15 October 2014

10,964,978
50%+ votes needed to win
Turnout 48.6%
 
Nominee Filipe Nyusi Afonso Dhlakama Daviz Simango
Party FRELIMO RENAMO MDM
Popular vote 2,778,497 1,783,382 309,925
Percentage 57.03% 36.61% 6.36%


President before election

Armando Guebuza
FRELIMO

Elected President

Filipe Nyusi
FRELIMO

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

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

Candidate Party
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

Candidate Party Votes %
Filipe NyusiFRELIMO2,778,49757.03
Afonso DhlakamaRENAMO1,783,38236.61
Daviz SimangoMDM309,9256.36
Invalid/blank votes461,861
Total5,333,665100
Registered voters/turnout10,964,97848.64
Source: Mozambique News Agency

Assembly

Party Votes % Seats +/–
FRELIMO2,575,99555.93144–47
RENAMO1,495,13732.4689+38
MDM384,5388.3517+9
Other parties149,8123.2500
Invalid/blank votes711,454
Total5,316,936100 250
Registered voters/turnout10,964,97848.49
Source: Mozambique News Agency

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 45 30 7
Tete Province 42 37 3
Zambezia Province 51 37 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]

Gallery

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. 5.0 5.1 "Mozambican Opposition Leader Registers As Voter". Bernama. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  6. "Mozambique: Dhlakama registered as Voter for Presidential Elections". nsnbc international. 9 May 2014. 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.