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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.
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 | |
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 | |
Mozambican National Resistance Resistência Nacional Moçambicana | RENAMO | 1975 | Ossufo Momade | Right-wing | Nationalism National conservatism Economic liberalism Right-wing populism | 20 / 250 | |
Democratic Movement of Mozambique Movimento Democrático de Moçambique | MDM | 2009 | Lutero Simango | Centre-right | Christian democracy | 4 / 250 |