List of political parties in Mozambique
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Template:Short description Template:Politics of Mozambique 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
Parties represented in parliament
| Party | Abbr. | Established | Leader | Political position | Ideology | MPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Party color | | Liberation Front of Mozambique Template:Lang |
FRELIMO | 1962 | Filipe Nyusi | Left-wing | Democratic socialism | Template:Composition bar |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique | PODEMOS | 2019 | Hélder Mendonça | Centre-left to left-wing | Democratic socialism | Template:Composition bar |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Mozambican National Resistance Template:Lang |
RENAMO | 1975 | Ossufo Momade | Right-wing | Nationalism National conservatism Economic liberalism Right-wing populism |
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| bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Democratic Movement of Mozambique Template:Lang |
MDM | 2009 | Lutero Simango | Centre-right | Christian democracy | Template:Composition bar |
Other parties
- Independent Alliance of Mozambique (Aliança Independente de Moçambique or ALIMO)
- Mozambican Nationalist Movement (Movimento Nacionalista Moçambicano or MONAMO)
- National Alliance for a Free and Autonomous Mozambique (Aliança Nacional para um Moçambique Livre e Autónomo or ANAMOLA)
- 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 or SOL)
- 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
- 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)
- Mozambican National Union (UNAMO; União Nacional Moçambicana)
See also
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