Mozambique

Name: 2029 Mozambican general election
Start: 2029
Location: Mozambique

Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Maputo

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Upcoming elections

General election
2029 Mozambican general election
2029President and Assembly of the Republic
Date expected
en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia
General elections are expected to be held in Mozambique by October 2029.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
data.ipu.org News report
Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | Unicameral | | Directly elected | 09 Oct 2024 | 13 Jan 2025 | 31 Oct 2029
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election cycle

These votes are held on different days as part of one election.

General election
2028 Mozambican general election
Date to be announcedPresident and Assembly of the Republic
Date expected
Presidential election
2028 Mozambican presidential election
Date to be announcedPresident of the Republic
Date expected

How Mozambique is governed

System of government: Unitary multiparty semi-presidential republic
portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source
O Governo da República de Moçambique é o Conselho de Ministros.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source
O Presidente da República só pode ser reeleito uma vez.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of state: President
portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source
O Governo da República de Moçambique é o Conselho de Ministros.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source
O Presidente da República só pode ser reeleito uma vez.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of government: Prime Minister
portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source
O Governo da República de Moçambique é o Conselho de Ministros.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source
O Presidente da República só pode ser reeleito uma vez.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Voting age: 18
portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source
O Governo da República de Moçambique é o Conselho de Ministros.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source
O Presidente da República só pode ser reeleito uma vez.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Compulsory voting: No
portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source
O Governo da República de Moçambique é o Conselho de Ministros.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source
O Presidente da República só pode ser reeleito uma vez.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Electoral authority: Comissão Nacional de Eleições (CNE)
portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source
O Governo da República de Moçambique é o Conselho de Ministros.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source
O Presidente da República só pode ser reeleito uma vez.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature
portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source
O Governo da República de Moçambique é o Conselho de Ministros.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source
O Presidente da República só pode ser reeleito uma vez.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Assembly of the Republic 250 seats · 5-year term · proportional representation in multi-member constituencies

The President is directly elected for a five-year term and can be re-elected once. The Assembly of the Republic is elected by proportional representation; the Prime Minister is appointed by the President and is not directly elected.

portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source

O Governo da República de Moçambique é o Conselho de Ministros.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

portaldogoverno.gov.mz Official source

O Presidente da República só pode ser reeleito uma vez.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

President of the Republic head of state · 1 seats · 5-year term · two-round majority vote

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Presidential election
2024 Mozambican presidential election
9 October 202424 months agoPresident of Mozambique
Held Final results
Wikidata Q106751204: 2024 Mozambican presidential election Wikidata
2024 Mozambican presidential election - point in time 2024-10-09
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2024 Mozambican general election
9 October 202424 months agoPresident and Assembly of the Republic
Held Final results
Wikidata Q116686989: 2024 Mozambican general election Wikidata
2024 Mozambican general election - point in time 2024-10-09
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2019 Mozambican presidential election
15 October 20197 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q65153140: 2019 Mozambican presidential election Wikidata
2019 Mozambican presidential election - point in time 2019-10-15
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2019 Mozambican general election
15 October 20197 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q62566773: 2019 Mozambican general election Wikidata
2019 Mozambican general election - point in time 2019-10-15
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2024 Mozambican presidential election

9 October 2024 Final resultsTurnout 42.2%

Share of the vote (%): all 4 lines, as in the table

Results of 2024 Mozambican presidential election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Source
Daniel Chapo Daniel Francisco Chapo (FRELIMO) Elected	4,416,306	65.2%	voterights.org News report proclamó a Daniel Chapo presidente con 4.416.306 votos (65,17 por ciento) Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Venâncio Mondlane Venâncio António Bila Mondlane	1,639,333	24.2%	voterights.org News report proclamó a Daniel Chapo presidente con 4.416.306 votos (65,17 por ciento) Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Ossufo Momade (RENAMO)	448,738	6.6%	voterights.org News report proclamó a Daniel Chapo presidente con 4.416.306 votos (65,17 por ciento) Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Lutero Simango Lutero Chimbirombiro Simango (MDM)	272,736	4%	voterights.org News report proclamó a Daniel Chapo presidente con 4.416.306 votos (65,17 por ciento) Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2024 Mozambican general election · 9 October 2024

Final resultsTurnout 42.2%

Results of 2024 Mozambican general election
Party or candidate	Seats	Source
FRELIMO Elected	171	voterights.org News report validó las elecciones generales del 9 de octubre de 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
PODEMOS Elected	43	voterights.org News report validó las elecciones generales del 9 de octubre de 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
RENAMO Elected	28	voterights.org News report validó las elecciones generales del 9 de octubre de 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
MDM Elected	8	voterights.org News report validó las elecciones generales del 9 de octubre de 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2024 Mozambican general election

Mozambique in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

portaldogoverno.gov.mzOfficial source
portaldogoverno.gov.mzOfficial source
portaldogoverno.gov.mzOfficial source
presidencia.gov.mzOfficial source
presidencia.gov.mzOfficial source
Wikidata Q65153140: 2019 Mozambican presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q62566773: 2019 Mozambican general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q106751204: 2024 Mozambican presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q116686989: 2024 Mozambican general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
data.ipu.orgNews report
voterights.orgNews report

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