This Wednesday marks Mozambique’s seventh presidential election, along with the seventh legislative elections and the fourth elections for provincial assemblies and governors. Current President Filipe Nyusi, who has served two terms, will not be running, as he has reached the constitutional limit.
More than 17.1 million Mozambicans are set to vote in these general elections, where they will elect a new president, members of parliament, and provincial governors. Polling stations will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. across the country, with 17,163,686 registered voters, including 333,839 voting from seven African countries and two in Europe.
The elections will be attended by more than 184,500 polling station staff, spread across the country’s 154 districts (180,075) and outside the country (4,436). There will be 8,737 polling stations in Mozambique and 334 abroad, corresponding to 25,725 polling station desks in the country and 602 polling stations abroad, each with seven members.
The presidential race features four candidates: Lutero Simango, representing the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), Daniel Chapo from the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo), Venâncio Mondlane of the Podemos party, and Ossufo Momade, supported by the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo), the main opposition party.
Results for the presidential election are expected to be announced by the National Elections Commission (CNE) within 15 days, unless a second round is needed. The CNE will also oversee elections for 250 parliamentary seats and 794 seats in provincial assemblies. A total of 35 political parties are competing for seats in the Assembly of the Republic, while 14 parties and citizen groups are participating in the provincial elections.