1999 Mozambican general election

1999 Mozambican general election

3–5 December 1999
Presidential election
Turnout	69.51% ( 18.36pp)
Nominee Joaquim Chissano Afonso Dhlakama Party FRELIMO RENAMO Popular vote 2,339,848 2,134,255 Percentage 52.30% 47.70%
Parliamentary election
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– FRELIMO Joaquim Chissano 48.55 133 +4 Renamo-UE Afonso Dhlakama 38.79 117 +5 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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President before election Joaquim Chissano FRELIMO Elected President Joaquim Chissano FRELIMO

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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%.^[1]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	FRELIMO	2,008,165	48.55	133	+4
	Renamo-UE	1,604,470	38.79	117	+5
	Labor Party	111,280	2.69	0	0
	Liberal and Democratic Party of Mozambique	102,115	2.47	0	New
	Social Liberal and Democratic Party	83,515	2.02	0	0
	Mozambican Opposition Union	64,182	1.55	0	0
	Democratic Union	61,276	1.48	0	−9
	Democratic Liberal Party of Mozambique	33,247	0.80	0	New
	Independent Party of Mozambique	29,456	0.71	0	0
	National Workers and Peasants Party	24,615	0.60	0	New
	Liberal Progress Party of Mozambique	11,684	0.28	0	New
	Social Broadening Party of Mozambique	2,153	0.05	0	New
Total		4,136,158	100.00	250	0
Valid votes		4,136,158	85.79
Invalid votes		222,330	4.61
Blank votes		463,011	9.60
Total votes		4,821,499	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		7,099,105	67.92
Source: CNE