2014 Mozambican general election

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2014 Mozambican general election

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Afonso Dhlakama.jpg
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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%

Presidential election results map. Red denotes provinces won by Nyusi, and Blue denotes those won by Dhlakama.

President before election

Armando Guebuza
FRELIMO

Elected President

Filipe Nyusi
FRELIMO

A section of the crowd at FRELIMO's final campaign rally

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 Nyusi FRELIMO 2,803,536 57.00
Afonso Dhlakama RENAMO 1,800,448 36.60
Daviz Simango MDM 314,759 6.40
Invalid/blank votes 457,586
Total 5,376,329 100
Registered voters/turnout 10,964,377 49.03
Source: Constitutional Court

Assembly

Assembly results showing number of seats won by each party per constituency
Party Votes % Seats +/–
FRELIMO 2,534,845 55.68 144 –47
RENAMO 1,499,832 32.95 89 +38
MDM 385,683 8.40 17 +9
Other parties 132,023 2.90 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 690,516
Total 5,242,899 100 250
Registered voters/turnout 10,964,377 47.82
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. ^ a b "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. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  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.