At stake in this election:

• 250 seats in the Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da Republica)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Joaquim Alberto CHISSANO
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Pascoal MOCUMBI
• Assembly: Mozambique has a unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da Republica) with 250 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da Republica) 250 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO)
  • Leader: President Joaquim CHISSANO
  • Seats won in this election: 133
  • Seats won in last election: 129
• Party: Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO)
  • Leader: Afonso DHLAKAMA
  • Seats won in this election: 117
  • Seats won in last election: 112
• Party: Democratic Union (UD)
  • Leader: Antonio PALANGE
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 9
• Party: Liberal and Democratic Party of Mozambique / Partido Liberal e Democrático de Mozambique
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Labor Party / Partido Trabalhista
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Social-Liberal and Democratic Party / Partido Social-Liberal e Democrático
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Other Parties
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: N/A

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 17,774,066 (1999)
• Registered Voters: 7,099,105 (1999)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 9,254,717 (1999)

·         Is Mozambique a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Mozambique ratified CEDAW: Yes (21 April 1997)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 75 (following the 1999 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 180 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Mozambique a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Mozambique ratified CRPD: Yes (30 January 2012)

·         Population with a disability: 2,666,109 (est.)