2009 Mozambican general election

none Mozambique 2004 Mozambican general election 2004 2009 10 28 yes 2014 Mozambican general election 2014 yes Presidential election presidential 44.63% ( 11.03pp) 120x120px DC143C Armando Guebuza FRELIMO 2,974,627 75.01% Afonso Dhlakama.jpg 280 90 120 0 145 113077 Afonso Dhlakama RENAMO 650,679 16.41% Daviz Simango.jpg 200 90 120 0 50 Democratic Movement of Mozambique Daviz Simango 340,579 8.59% yes Parliamentary election FRELIMO Armando Guebuza 74.66 191 160 RENAMO Afonso Dhlakama 17.69 51 90 Democratic Movement of Mozambique Daviz Simango 3.93 new 8 Maps yes 250px Presidential election results by province 250px Parliamentary election results by constituency President Armando Guebuza FRELIMO Armando Guebuza FRELIMO General elections to elect the president, Assembly of the Republic, and Provincial Assemblies was held in Mozambique on 28 October 2009. Incumbent President Armando Guebuza ran for re-election as the FRELIMO candidate; he was challenged by opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama, who had stood as the RENAMO candidate in every presidential election since 1994. Also standing were Daviz Simango, the Mayor of Beira, who was a RENAMO member before founding his own party, the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), earlier in 2009."Mozambique opposition chief to do it again", Sapa-AFP (IOL), 24 July 2009. Campaign Campaigning for the election began on 13 September 2009. There were 17 parties and two coalitions competing in the parliamentary election. Provincial assemblies were also at stake in the election."Campaigning begins in Mozambique", Sapa-AFP (IOL), 14 September 2009. Citing problems in the papers submitted by the MDM when it filed to run, the National Elections Commission barred it from contesting the parliamentary election in nine out of 13 regions. Simango, who insisted there were no problems with the papers, was allowed to stand as a presidential candidate."New party protest ahead of election", Sapa-Associated Press (IOL), 27 October 2009. Prior to the election, Guebuza was heavily favored to win another term, and RENAMO, mired in a bitter feud with Simango and the MDM, was thought to have been seriously weakened since the previous election, held in 2004. On 14 October 2009, 20 minor parties backed Simango's candidacy. The Independent Party of Mozambique (PIMO), another minor party, chose to support Guebuza."Mozambique groups campaign for challenger", Sapa-DPA (IOL), 16 October 2009. On the last day of campaigning, 25 October, each of the three main candidates held major rallies. At FRELIMO's rally in Nampula, Guebuza stressed a commitment to fighting poverty and working for "national unity, peace and development". Dhlakama concluded his campaign with rallies in Maputo, and he criticized the predominant role of FRELIMO in society: "Everything is mixed together today in Mozambique. The party, the police, schools, roads, journalists—everything has to be through FRELIMO. This has to stop." Simango, meanwhile, held his last rally in Beira, declaring that it was time to "end the games, end the abuses"; he pointed to the problems of unemployment and lack of medicine in hospitals when urging his supporters to turn out for the vote.Joshua Howat Berger, "Leaders rally on eve of polls in Mozambique", Sapa-AFP (IOL), 26 October 2009. Voting at central Maputo's Polana secondary school on election day, Dklahama said that if he lost the election he would not run for president again. He also called for a high turnout, while stressing the importance of respecting the results and avoiding a post-election dispute."Dhlakama casts his vote", Sapa, 28 October 2009. Results According to provisional results announced on 2 November, incumbent president Guebuza won a landslide victory with about 75% of the vote. Turnout was estimated at 42%.http://www.poptel.org.uk/mozambique-news/newsletter/aim389.html AIM Reports 5 November 2009 Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique 2009-11-06 SADC observers said the election result was "a true reflection of the will of the people of Mozambique".http://allafrica.com/stories/200911021441.html Mozambique: SADC Parliamentary Forum Praises Election 31 October 2009 AllAfrica.com / AIM 2009-11-03 Opposition party RENAMO was less content with the electoral conduct, demanding that the election be annulled.http://allafrica.com/stories/200911021442.html Mozambique: Renamo Demands New Elections 31 October 2009 AllAfrica.com / AIM 2009-11-03 According to RENAMO spokesperson Ivone Soares, FRELIMO supporters stuffed ballot boxes with multiple votes and were assisted in doing so by the electoral commission, which provided them with additional ballot papers. A FRELIMO spokesperson, Edson Macuacua, dismissed the allegations, asserting that the election was free and fair and characterizing RENAMO as "lost and desperate".Charles Mangwiro, "Renamo rejects poll results", Reuters (IOL), 4 November 2009. On 11 November, the National Elections Commission officially announced that Guebuza had won the election with 75% of the vote; Dhlakama and Simango trailed with 16.5% and 8.6% respectively. Results for the parliamentary election were also announced, showing that FRELIMO had won 191 seats, followed by RENAMO with 51 seats and eight for the MDM."Mozambique's Guebuza re-elected in landslide", AFP, 11 November 2009. The Constitutional Council confirmed the results on 28 December. Continuing to allege fraud, Dhlakama said that RENAMO would boycott the opening of parliament."First woman speaker elected in Moz", Sapa (IOL), 12 January 2009. After the newly elected deputies were sworn in, they elected Veronica Macamo, a FRELIMO Deputy, as president of the Assembly of the Republic in January 2010. Macamo was the only candidate for the position. President Armando Guebuza FRELIMO 2974627 Afonso Dhlakama RENAMO 650679 Daviz Simango Democratic Movement of Mozambique 340579 264655 175553 9871949 CNE, CNE Assembly File:Asamblea de la República de Mozambique 2009.svg FRELIMO 2907335 191 +31 RENAMO 688782 51 –39 Democratic Movement of Mozambique 152836 8 New Party for Liberty and Development 26929 0 New Party for Peace, Democracy, and Development 22410 0 0 Party of Greens of Mozambique 19577 0 0 Democratic Alliance of Veterans for Development 17275 0 New Party of Freedom and Solidarity 16626 0 0 Independent Alliance of Mozambique 14959 0 – Electoral Union Coalition 6786 0 New National Reconciliation Party 5610 0 0 Ecological Party-Land Movement 5267 0 0 Patriotic Movement for Democracy 2433 0 New Union of Mozambican Democrats 2190 0 New Union for Change 1641 0 New Labour Party 1239 0 0 National Party of Workers and Peasants 852 0 New People's Democratic Party 712 0 0 Social Democratic Reconciliation Party 399 0 New 0 349499 143893 9871949 CNE, CNE Provincial elections ProvinceFRELIMORENAMOMDMCabo Delgado Province7380Gaza ProvinceAll00Inhambane ProvinceAll00Manica Province61190Maputo CityMaputo Province7550Nampula78112Niassa6622Sofala59120Tete7550Zambezia57310Source allafrica.com References Category:Presidential elections in Mozambique Category:Parliamentary elections in Mozambique Mozambique General Mozambique