Mozambican general election, 2004

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General elections were held in Mozambique on 1 and 2 December 2004 to elect a president and the Assembly of the Republic. Incumbent president Joaquim Chissano stepped down after 18 years in power, with five candidates running to succeed him. Armando Guebuza of the ruling FRELIMO party won, with over 60% of the vote. FRELIMO also won the Assembly elections, taking 160 of the 250 seats. Turnout for both elections was just over 36%.[1]

Results

President

Officials expected the winner to be formally announced on 17 December, but it was delayed until 21 December. Guebuza won with 63.7% of the vote, and took office in February 2005. Afonso Dhlakama of RENAMO came second with 31.7% of the vote, and announced that he did not recognize the results.

Candidate Party Votes %
Armando GuebuzaFRELIMO2,004,22663.74
Afonso DhlakamaRENAMO998,05931.74
Raul DomingosParty for Peace, Democracy, and Development85,8152.73
Yaqub SibindyIndependent Party of Mozambique28,6560.91
Carlos ReisUnited Front for Change and Good Governance27,4120.87
Invalid/blank votes177,999
Total3,329,177100
Registered voters/turnout9,909,05433.60
Source: African Elections Database

Assembly

Party Votes % Seats +/–
FRELIMO1,889,05462.03160+27
RENAMO-Electoral Union905,28929.7390–27
Party for Peace, Democracy, and Development60,7582.000New
Party of Freedom and Solidarity26,6860.8800
National Reconciliation Party18,2200.600New
Independent Party of Mozambique17,9600.590New
Mozambique Social Broadening Party15,7400.5200
Labor Party14,2420.4700
Social Liberal Party13,9150.4600
Ecological Party-Land Movement12,2850.400New
United Front for Change and Good Governance11,0590.360New
Democratic Union10,3100.3400
Greens Party of Mozambique9,9500.330New
Liberal Democratic Party of Mozambique9,2630.3000
Democratic Reconciliation Party9,0260.300New
Union for the Salvation of Mozambique8,6610.290New
Broad Opposition Front7,5910.250New
Mozambique Democratic Liberal Party3,7200.1200
United Congress of Democrats1,2520.040New
People's Democratic Party4480.010New
Invalid/blank votes276,622
Total3,322,0511002500
Registered voters/turnout9,909,05433.53
Source: CNE

References

  1. Elections in Mozambique African elections database
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