2019 Mozambican general election

2019 Mozambican general election

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Presidential election
Turnout51.84% (Increase2.81pp)
 
Nominee Filipe Nyusi Ossufo Momade
Party FRELIMO RENAMO
Popular vote 4,639,172 1,356,786
Percentage 73.46% 21.48%

Presidential election results by province

President before election

Filipe Nyusi
FRELIMO

Elected President

Filipe Nyusi
FRELIMO

Parliamentary election

All 250 seats in the Assembly of the Republic
126 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
FRELIMO Filipe Nyusi 71.28 184 +40
RENAMO Ossufo Momade 22.28 60 −29
MDM Daviz Simango 4.19 6 −11
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Mozambique on 15 October 2019.[1][2][3] During the leadup to the elections, assassinations and significant intimidation of prominent leaders of opposition parties and election observers were alleged.[4][5] In addition, state resources, media, and aid for cyclone victims were also alleged to be used in favour of the ruling party (FRELIMO) and its candidates.[6][7] Local elections observers, civil society organizations, the Commonwealth Observer Group, the European Union Election Observation Mission, and several national and international entities classified the elections as rigged.[8][9][6][7][10][11][12] Nevertheless, the incumbent president Filipe Nyusi of FRELIMO was declared re-elected with 73% of the vote. The main opposition party RENAMO as well as the other oppositions parties involved in the elections contested the results, claiming there were numerous irregularities, and accusing FRELIMO of "massive electoral fraud", including hundreds of thousands of "ghost voters".[13] As evidence for the international community, Ossufo Momade, the president of the main opposition party RENAMO, transported to Europe a box filled with vote ballots that had been marked in favor of the incumbent president Filipe Nyusi of FRELIMO before the commencement of voting.[14][15][16] Despite these occurrences, the international community largely ignored any concerns of fraud, and gradually countries started recognizing the incumbent president Filipe Nyusi of FRELIMO as the winner of the elections.[17]

  1. ^ "Africa Top10 News". 15 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ "UPDATE 5-Mozambique president urges peace, opposition warns against fraud as votes counted".
  3. ^ Mozambique sets October 2019 for general elections Archived 2019-03-29 at the Wayback Machine News24, 11 April 2018
  4. ^ "Mozambique election observer killed by 'elite police' in drive-by shooting". BBC News. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Eleições moçambicanas marcadas por "irregularidades" de fraude e intimidação, dizem EUA". SAPO Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b Commonwealth Observer Group (2020). Mozambique presidential, National & Provincial Assembly Elections 15 October 2019 (PDF). The Commonwealth.
  7. ^ a b European Union Election Observation Mission Mozambique 2009 Final Report, General and Provincial Elections 15 October 2019 (PDF). European Union. 2020.
  8. ^ "ONG moçambicana acusa órgão eleitoral de manipulação do recenseamento". DW.COM. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  9. ^ Hanlon, cls-1{fill:#fffffc;} cls-2{fill:#11161a;}profile-placeholderBy: Joseph; Eliseeva, Illustrator: Anastasya; Analysis (24 August 2020). "Isis is not driving the Cabo Delgado war". New Frame. Retrieved 28 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Governo de Moçambique não soube reagir ao alerta de desastre do Ciclone Idai". Brasil de Fato (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Moçambique: Após pleito marcado por denúncias de fraude, apuração pode durar 15 dias". RFI (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 October 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Eleições moçambicanas marcadas por "irregularidades" de fraude e intimidação, dizem EUA". SAPO Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Mozambique opposition files suit against "massive electoral fraud"". france24.com. AFP. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Na Europa, Ossufo Momade busca apoio para contestar resultados das eleições moçambicanas". DW.COM. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Gerais: Momade mostra evidências de fraude e avisa "é isto que provocou as hostilidades militares" – zambeze" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Ossufo pede "socorro" na Europa". Carta de Moçambique (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  17. ^ "França reconhece vitória de Nyusi apesar das "irregularidades e más práticas" detectadas pelos observadores europeus – Verdade". Retrieved 28 August 2020.

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