At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Mozambique

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 Candidates in the of the Presidential race:

• Joaquim CHISSANO
  • Party: Mozambique Liberation Front / Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (FRELIMO)
• Alfonso DHLAKAMA
  • Party: Mozambican National Resistance / Resistência Nacional Moçambicana (RENAMO)

Last Presidential election:

• Presidential Elections were last held on October 27, 1994. President Joaquim CHISSANO won 53.3% of the vote, thereby defeating Afonso DHLAKAMA who received 33.3%.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 17,774,066 (1999)
• Registered Voters: 7,099,105 (1999)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 9,254,717 (1999)

·         Is Mozambique a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Mozambique ratified CEDAW: Yes (21 April 1997)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 75 (following the 1999 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: 2,666,109 (est.)