List of political parties in Mozambique
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This article lists political parties in Mozambique.
Mozambique
has a two-party system
, which means that there are two dominant political parties
, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Mozambique
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...
has a two-party system
Two-party system
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections at every level of government and, as a result, all or nearly all elected offices are members of one of the two major parties...
, which means that there are two dominant political parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...
, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Main parties
- Liberation Front of Mozambique or Mozambican Liberation FrontMozambican Liberation FrontThe Liberation Front of Mozambique, , from the Portuguese Frente de Libertação de Moçambique, was a liberation movement which was founded in 1962 to fight for the independence of the Portuguese Overseas Province of Mozambique...
(Frente de Libertação de Moçambique) - Renamo-UERenamo-UEThe RENAMO-Electoral Union is an alliance of political parties in Mozambique, led by the Mozambican National Resistance of Afonso Dhlakama....
- Mozambican National ResistanceMozambican National ResistanceThe Mozambican National Resistance is a conservative political party in Mozambique led by Afonso Dhlakama. It fought against the FRELIMO in the Mozambican Civil War and against the ZANU movement led by Robert Mugabe from 1975 to 1992....
(Resistência Nacional Moçambicana) - Independent Alliance of MozambiqueIndependent Alliance of MozambiqueThe Independent Alliance of Mozambique is a political party in Mozambique.At the last legislative elections, 1 and 2 December 2004 , the party was the main part of the Renamo-UE electoral alliance, that won 29.7 % of the popular vote and 90 out of 250 seats. The presidential candidate of this...
(Aliança Independente de Moçambique) - Mozambican Nationalist MovementMozambican Nationalist MovementThe Mozambican Nationalist Movement is a political party in Mozambique. In the last elections for the Assembly of the Republic held on 1 and 2 December 2004, the party was part of the Renamo-UE electoral alliance, that got 29.7% of the popular vote and 90 out of 250 seats. The presidential...
(Movimento Nacionalista Moçambicano) - National Convention PartyNational Convention Party (Mozambique)The National Convention Party is a political party in Mozambique.At the last legislative elections, 1 and 2 December 2004 , the party was the main part of the Renamo-UE electoral alliance, that won 29.7 % of the popular vote and 90 out of 250 seats. The presidential candidate of this alliance,...
(Partido de Convenção Nacional) - National Unity PartyNational Unity Party (Mozambique)The National Unity Party is a political party in Mozambique.At the last legislative elections, 1 and 2 December 2004 , the party was the main part of the Renamo-UE electoral alliance, that won 29.7 % of the popular vote and 90 out of 250 seats. The presidential candidate of this alliance, Afonso...
(Partido de Unidade Nacional) - Liberal Front (Frente Liberal (FL))
- Front of Patriotic ActionFront of Patriotic ActionThe Front of Patriotic Action is a political party in Mozambique.At the last legislative elections, 1 and 2 December 2004 , the party was the main part of the Renamo-UE electoral alliance, that won 29.7 % of the popular vote and 90 out of 250 seats. The presidential candidate of this alliance,...
(Frente de Ação Patriotica) - People's Party of MozambiquePeople's Party of MozambiqueThe People's Party of Mozambique is a political party in Mozambique.At the last legislative elections, 1 and 2 December 2004 , the party was the main part of the Renamo-UE electoral alliance, that won 29.7 % of the popular vote and 90 out of 250 seats. The presidential candidate of this alliance,...
(Partido Popular de Moçambique) - United Front of MozambiqueUnited Front of MozambiqueThe United Front of Mozambique is a political party in Mozambique.At the last legislative elections, 1 and 2 December 2004 , the party was the main part of the Renamo-UE electoral alliance, that won 29.7 % of the popular vote and 90 out of 250 seats. The presidential candidate of this alliance,...
(Frente Unida de Moçambique)
- Mozambican National Resistance
- Party for Peace, Democracy, and DevelopmentParty for Peace, Democracy, and DevelopmentThe Party for Peace, Democracy, and Development is a political party in Mozambique.At the last legislative elections, 1 and 2 December 2004, the party won 2.0% of the popular vote and no seats. Its presidential candidate, Raul Domingos, won 2.7% of the popular vote....
(Partido para a Paz, Democracia e Desenvolvimento) - Independent Party of MozambiqueIndependent Party of MozambiqueThe 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....
(Partido Independente de Moçambique)
Minor parties
- Liberal Democratic Party of MozambiqueLiberal Democratic Party of MozambiqueThe Liberal Democratic Party of Mozambique is a liberal party in Mozambique.-See also:*Liberalism*Contributions to liberal theory*Liberalism worldwide*List of liberal parties*Liberal democracy...
(Partido Liberal e Democrático de Moçambique) - Mozambique Social Broadening Party
- National Reconciliation Party
- Party of Freedom and SolidarityParty of Freedom and SolidarityParty 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...
- Social Liberal and Democratic PartySocial Liberal and Democratic PartyThe Social Liberal and Democratic Party is a liberal party in Mozambique.-See also:*Liberalism*Social liberalism*Contributions to liberal theory*Liberalism worldwide*List of liberal parties*Liberal democracy...
(Partido Social-Liberal e Democrático)
Defunct parties
- Communist Party of MozambiqueCommunist Party of MozambiqueCommunist Party of Mozambique was a communist party in Mozambique. Probably the party is dissolved today....
(Partido Comunista de Moçambique) - National Democratic Union of MozambiqueNational Democratic Union of MozambiqueThe National Democratic Union of Mozambique was a nationalist organization founded in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia in 1960. It was led by Adelino Gwambe and consisted mostly of migrant workers and disgruntled students who had fled central and southern regions of Mozambique. It was formed to...
(União Democrática Nacional de Moçambique)
See also
- Politics of MozambiquePolitics of MozambiquePolitics of Mozambique takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Mozambique is head of state and head of government of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government...
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