1977 Mozambican general election

1977 Mozambican general election

25 September 1977 1986  →
All 226 seats in the People's Assembly
First party   Leader Samora Machel Party FRELIMO Seats won 226
Organization of the electoral process by levels. In gray, the areas affected by the Rhodesian military incursion.
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 226-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] [4]}

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
4. Relatorio da Comissão Nacional de Eleições, 1977