1999 Mozambican general election


General elections were held in Mozambique between 3 and 5 December 1999 to elect a president and the Assembly of the Republic. Incumbent president Joaquim Chissano won a narrow victory against Afonso Dhlakama, whilst Chissano's FRELIMO party won the Assembly elections, taking 133 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout for the elections was around 68-70%.

Presidential election

Assembly elections

PartyVotes%Seats
FRELIMO2,005,71348.54133
RENAMO-Electoral Union1,603,81138.81117
Labor Party111,1392.960
Liberal and Democratic Party of Mozambique101,9702.470
Social Liberal Party83,4402.020
Mozambican Opposition Union64,1171.550
Democratic Union61,1221.480
Mozambique Democratic Liberal Party33,2470.800
Independent Party of Mozambique29,4560.710
Party of Freedom and Solidarity20,6860.880
National Workers and Peasants Party24,5270.590
Progressive Liberal Party of Mozambique11,6280.280
Mozambique Social Broadening Party2,1530.050
Invalid/blank votes701,438--
Total4,833,761100250