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%.

1999 Mozambican general election

3–5 December 1999
Turnout69.54% 18.33 pp
Presidential election
 
Nominee Joaquim Chissano Afonso Dhlakama
Party FRELIMO RENAMO
Popular vote 2,338,333 2,133,655
Percentage 52.29% 47.71%
Parliamentary election
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
FRELIMO Joaquim Chissano 48.54 133 +4
Renamo-UE Afonso Dhlakama 38.81 117 +5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Presidential election results map. Red denotes provinces won by Chissano, and Blue denotes those won by Dhlakama.
President before President after
Joaquim Chissano
FRELIMO
Joaquim Chissano
FRELIMO
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