2014 Mozambican general election

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.

2014 Mozambican general election

15 October 2014
Turnout	49.03% 4.4 pp
Presidential election
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%
Parliamentary election
Party Leader % Seats ± FRELIMO Armando Guebuza 55.68 144 -47 RENAMO Afonso Dhlakama 32.95 89 +38 MDM Daviz Simango 8.47 17 +9 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Presidential election results map
President before President after Armando Guebuza FRELIMO Filipe Nyusi FRELIMO

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

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	Democratic Movement of Mozambique	314,759	6.40
Total			4,918,743	100.00
Valid votes			4,918,743	91.49
Invalid/blank votes			457,586	8.51
Total votes			5,376,329	100.00
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
	Democratic Movement of Mozambique	385,683	8.47	17	+9
	Social Broadening Party of Mozambique	10,656	0.23	0	New
	Party for Peace, Democracy, and Development–AD	9,437	0.21	0	0
	Youth Movement for the Restoration of Democracy	8,728	0.19	0	New
	Union for Reconciliation Party	8,929	0.20	0	New
	Party of Freedom and Development	8,099	0.18	0	0
	National Reconciliation Party	7,872	0.17	0	0
	Greens Party of Mozambique	7,357	0.16	0	0
	National Movement for the Recovery of Mozambican Unity	7,098	0.16	0	New
	Ecological Party–Land Movement	6,922	0.15	0	0
	Humanitarian Party of Mozambique	5,946	0.13	0	New
	Patriotic Movement for Democracy	5,779	0.13	0	0
	Social Renewal Party	5,692	0.13	0	New
	Independent Alliance of Mozambique	5,671	0.12	0	0
	Electoral Union	5,611	0.12	0	0
	Independent Party of Mozambique	4,593	0.10	0	New
	National Workers and Peasants Party	4,164	0.09	0	0
	Party of Freedom and Solidarity	3,815	0.08	0	0
	Labour Party	3,245	0.07	0	0
	United Party of Mozambique for Democratic Freedom	2,980	0.07	0	New
	Union for Change	2,527	0.06	0	New
	Mozambique People's Progress Party	2,437	0.05	0	0
	Independent Social Democratic Party	1,930	0.04	0	New
	African Union for the Salvation of the People of Mozambique	1,870	0.04	0	New
	Social Liberal Party	464	0.01	0	New
	Popular Democratic Party	158	0.00	0	0
	Social Democratic Reconciliation Party	43	0.00	0	0
Total		4,552,383	100.00	250	0
Valid votes		4,552,383	86.83
Invalid/blank votes		690,516	13.17
Total votes		5,242,899	100.00
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. "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.
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.