Democratic Movement of Mozambique
Movimento Democrático de Moçambique
LeaderVacant
ChairmanJosé Domingos
Founded2009 (2009)
Split fromRENAMO
Youth wingDemocratic Movement of Mozambique Youth League
IdeologyChristian democracy[1]
Political positionCentre-right
International affiliationCentrist Democrat International
Assembly of the Republic
6 / 250
Website
mdm.org.mz
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The Democratic Movement of Mozambique (Portuguese: Movimento Democrático de Moçambique) is a political party in Mozambique. Founded on 6 March 2009, it is led by Daviz Simango, who is the Mayor of Beira. It formed after breaking with RENAMO, the main opposition party.[2]

2009 general election

In the 28 October 2009 parliamentary election, the Mozambique Democratic Movement was not allowed to contest by the National Election Commission (Comissão Nacional de Eleições) in nine of the 13 voting constituencies on controversial procedural grounds.[3] MDM secured 3.93% of the total vote and eight seats in the 250 member Assembly of the Republic.[4] Daviz Simango was the MDM candidate in the presidential election held on the same day.[5] He placed third with 8.59% of the total vote.[4]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election Party candidate Votes % Result
2009 Daviz Simango 340,579 8.59% Lost Red XN
2014 314,759 6.40% Lost Red XN
2019 273,599 4.33% Lost Red XN

Assembly elections

Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/− Position Result
2009 Daviz Simango 152,836 3.93%
8 / 250
 Increase 8 Increase 3rd Opposition
2014 385,683 8.40%
17 / 250
 Increase 9 Steady 3rd Opposition
2019 254,290 4.19%
6 / 250
 Decrease 11 Steady 3rd Opposition

References

  1. ^ "Em Moçambique só há partidos de direita": uma entrevista com Michel Cahen. MACEDO, Victor Miguel Castillo de; MALOA, Joaquim - Revista do Programa de Pós‑Graduação em Sociologia da USP Archived 11 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Mozambique elections a test for struggling opposition AFP, 28 April 2009
  3. ^ "Mozambique political process bulletin - Unjustified confusion and poor planning" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Mozambique News agency AIM Reports - Election Special". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  5. ^ Bearak, Barry (30 October 2009). "Mozambique is Reporting Big Victory for President". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 November 2009.

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