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%.^[1]

1999 Mozambican general election

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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.
Maps
Presidential election results by province Parliamentary election results by constituency
President before election Joaquim Chissano FRELIMO Elected President Joaquim Chissano FRELIMO

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Joaquim Chissano	FRELIMO	2,339,848	52.30
	Afonso Dhlakama	RENAMO	2,134,255	47.70
Total			4,474,103	100.00
Valid votes			4,474,103	90.63
Invalid votes			141,690	2.87
Blank votes			320,955	6.50
Total votes			4,936,748	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			7,099,105	69.54
Source: CNE

Assembly

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