List of political parties in Mozambique
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This article lists political parties in Mozambique.
Mozambique has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Active parties
[edit]Parties represented in parliament
[edit]Party | Abbr. | Established | Leader | Political position | Ideology | MPs | |
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Liberation Front of Mozambique Frente de Libertação de Moçambique |
FRELIMO | 1962 | Filipe Nyusi | Left-wing | Democratic socialism | 184 / 250
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Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique
Partido Otimista pelo Desenvolvimento de Moçambique |
PODEMOS | 2019 | Hélder Mendonça | Centre-left to left-wing | Democratic socialism | 31 / 250
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Mozambican National Resistance Resistência Nacional Moçambicana |
RENAMO | 1975 | Ossufo Momade | Right-wing | Nationalism National conservatism Economic liberalism Right-wing populism |
20 / 250
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Democratic Movement of Mozambique Movimento Democrático de Moçambique |
MDM | 2009 | vacant | Centre-right | Christian democracy | 4 / 250
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Other parties
[edit]- Independent Alliance of Mozambique (Aliança Independente de Moçambique)
- Mozambican Nationalist Movement (Movimento Nacionalista Moçambicano)
- National Convention Party (Partido de Convenção Nacional)
- National Unity Party (Partido de Unidade Nacional)
- Liberal Front (Frente Liberal)
- Front of Patriotic Action (Frente de Ação Patriotica)
- People's Party of Mozambique (Partido Popular de Moçambique)
- United Front of Mozambique (Frente Unida de Moçambique)
- Party for Peace, Democracy, and Development (Partido para a Paz, Democracia e Desenvolvimento)
- Independent Party of Mozambique (Partido Independente de Moçambique)
- Liberal and Democratic Party of Mozambique (Partido Liberal e Democrático de Moçambique)
- Mozambique Social Broadening Party
- National Reconciliation Party
- Party of Freedom and Solidarity
- Social Liberal and Democratic Party (Partido Social-Liberal e Democrático)
- Greens Party of Mozambique (Partido dos Verdes de Moçambique)
Defunct parties
[edit]- Communist Party of Mozambique (Partido Comunista de Moçambique)
- National Democratic Union of Mozambique (União Democrática Nacional de Moçambique)
- Revolutionary Party of Mozambique (PRM; Partido Revolucionário de Moçambique)