1977 Mozambican general election

25 September 1977

All 210 seats in the People's Assembly
  First party
 
Leader Samora Machel
Party FRELIMO
Seats won
210 / 210

President before election

Samora Machel
FRELIMO

Elected President

Samora Machel
FRELIMO

General elections were held in Mozambique in 1977. They were the first elections after independence from Portugal, and FRELIMO was the sole legal party.[1]

Direct elections were only held for local and city councils, starting on 25 September.[2] These councils then elected members of their local councils to the District Assemblies, which in turn elected representatives to the Provincial Assemblies. FRELIMO produced a single list of shortlisted candidates for the newly created 210-seat People's Assembly, the country's top legislative body. The candidate list was unanimously adopted by the Provincial Assemblies at their first session.[3]

References

  1. Elections in Mozambique African Elections Database
  2. Mozambique Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. Mozambique: The regional vote in legislative elections Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Foreign & Commonwealth Office
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