General Information
At stake in this election:
- 250 seats in the Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da Republica)
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Joaquim Alberto CHISSANO
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Pascoal MOCUMBI
- Assembly: Mozambique has a unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da Republica) with 250 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
- In the Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da Republica) 250 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.
Main parties in the electoral race:
- Party: Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO)
- Seats won in last election: 133
- Party: Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO)
- Seats won in last election: 117
- Party: Democratic Union (UD)
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: Party for Peace, Democracy, and Development (PDD)
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: Party of Freedom and Solidarity
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: Liberal and Democratic Party of Mozambique / Partido Liberal e Democrático de Mozambique
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: Labor Party / Partido Trabalhista
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: Social-Liberal and Democratic Party / Partido Social-Liberal e Democrático
- Seats won in last election: 0
Population and number of registered voters:
- Population: 20,523,159 (2004)
- Registered Voters: 9,142,151 (2004)
Gender Data:
· Female Population: 10,615,133 (2004)
· Is Mozambique a signatory to CEDAW: No
· Has Mozambique ratified CEDAW: Yes (21 April 1997)
· Gender Quota: No
· Female candidates in this election: Yes
· Number of Female Parliamentarians: 87 (following the 2004 elections)
· Human Development Index Position: 180 (2014)
· Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)
Disability Data:
· Is Mozambique a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
· Has Mozambique ratified CRPD: Yes (30 January 2012)
· Population with a disability: 3,078,473 (est.)