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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%. [1]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquim Chissano | FRELIMO | 2,338,333 | 52.29 | |
| Afonso Dhlakama | RENAMO | 2,133,655 | 47.71 | |
| Total | 4,471,988 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 4,471,988 | 90.63 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 462,364 | 9.37 | ||
| Total votes | 4,934,352 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,099,105 | 69.51 | ||
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| FRELIMO | 2,005,713 | 48.54 | 133 | +4 | |
| Renamo-UE | 1,603,811 | 38.81 | 117 | +5 | |
| Labor Party | 111,139 | 2.69 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal and Democratic Party of Mozambique | 101,970 | 2.47 | 0 | New | |
| Social Liberal Party | 83,440 | 2.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mozambican Opposition Union | 64,117 | 1.55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Union | 61,122 | 1.48 | 0 | −9 | |
| Mozambique Democratic Liberal Party | 33,247 | 0.80 | 0 | New | |
| Independent Party of Mozambique | 29,456 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Workers and Peasants Party | 24,527 | 0.59 | 0 | New | |
| Progressive Liberal Party of Mozambique | 11,628 | 0.28 | 0 | New | |
| Mozambique Social Broadening Party | 2,153 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 4,132,323 | 100.00 | 250 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 4,132,323 | 85.49 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 701,438 | 14.51 | |||
| Total votes | 4,833,761 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,099,105 | 68.09 | |||
| Source: African Elections Database | |||||
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