Mozambican general election, 1999
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General elections were held in Mozambique
between 3 and 5 December 1999 to elect a president and the Assembly of the Republic
. Incumbent president Joaquim Chissano
won a narrow victory against Afonso Dhlakama
, whilst Chissano's FRELIMO party won the Assembly elections, taking 133 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout for the elections was around 68-70%.
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
between 3 and 5 December 1999 to elect a president and the Assembly of the Republic
Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique
The unicameral Assembly of the Republic is the legislative body of Mozambique.The first President of the National Assembly of the People's Republic of Mozambique was President Samora Moises Machel...
. Incumbent president Joaquim Chissano
Joaquim Chissano
Joaquim Alberto Chissano served as the second President of Mozambique for nineteen years from 6 November 1986 until 2 February 2005. Since stepping down as president, Chissano has become an elder statesman and is called upon by international bodies, such as the United Nations, to be an envoy or...
won a narrow victory against Afonso Dhlakama
Afonso Dhlakama
Afonso Marceta Macacho Dhlakama is a Mozambican politician and the leader of RENAMO, an anti-communist guerrilla organization that fought the FRELIMO government in the Mozambican Civil War before signing a peace agreement and becoming an opposition political party in the early 1990s.Dhlakama was...
, whilst Chissano's FRELIMO party won the Assembly elections, taking 133 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout for the elections was around 68-70%.
Presidential election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquim Chissano Joaquim Chissano Joaquim Alberto Chissano served as the second President of Mozambique for nineteen years from 6 November 1986 until 2 February 2005. Since stepping down as president, Chissano has become an elder statesman and is called upon by international bodies, such as the United Nations, to be an envoy or... |
FRELIMO | 2,338,333 | 52.59 |
| Afonso Dhlakama Afonso Dhlakama Afonso Marceta Macacho Dhlakama is a Mozambican politician and the leader of RENAMO, an anti-communist guerrilla organization that fought the FRELIMO government in the Mozambican Civil War before signing a peace agreement and becoming an opposition political party in the early 1990s.Dhlakama was... |
RENAMO | 2,133,655 | 47.71 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 462,364 | - | |
| Total | 4,934,352 | 100 | |
| Source: African Elections Database | |||
Assembly elections
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRELIMO | 2,005,713 | 48.54 | 133 |
| RENAMO-Electoral Union Renamo-UE The RENAMO-Electoral Union is an alliance of political parties in Mozambique, led by the Mozambican National Resistance of Afonso Dhlakama.... |
1,603,811 | 38.81 | 117 |
| Labor Party | 111,139 | 2.96 | 0 |
| Liberal and Democratic Party of Mozambique | 101,970 | 2.47 | 0 |
| Social Liberal Party | 83,440 | 2.02 | 0 |
| Mozambican Opposition Union | 64,117 | 1.55 | 0 |
| Democratic Union | 61,122 | 1.48 | 0 |
| Mozambique Democratic Liberal Party | 33,247 | 0.80 | 0 |
| Independent Party of Mozambique Independent Party of Mozambique The Independent Party of Mozambique is a political party in Mozambique.At the last legislative elections, 1 and 2 December 2004, the party won 0.6% of the popular vote and no seats. Its presidential candidate, Yaqub Sibindy, won 0.9% of the popular vote.... |
29,456 | 0.71 | 0 |
| Party of Freedom and Solidarity Party of Freedom and Solidarity Party of Freedom and Solidarity is a political party in Mozambique. In the 2004 legislative election, the party received 20,686 votes nationally which did not qualify them for a seat in the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique. In the 2009 legislative election, the party received 0.90% of all... |
20,686 | 0.88 | 0 |
| National Workers and Peasants Party | 24,527 | 0.59 | 0 |
| Progressive Liberal Party of Mozambique | 11,628 | 0.28 | 0 |
| Mozambique Social Broadening Party | 2,153 | 0.05 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 701,438 | - | - |
| Total | 4,833,761 | 100 | 250 |