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Daniel Francisco Chapo
Head of state Active
President of the Republic of Mozambique · Principal · De jure
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Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique
Primary executive
Head of government
Maria Benvinda Delfina Levi
Head of government Active
Prime Minister of the Republic of Mozambique · Principal
Editorial profile v1
Verified country brief
Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.
- Executive system
- Presidential republic · One primary executive function
- Dominant executive office
- Head of state
- Why this office is primary
- The directly elected President is head of state and government, appoints the Prime Minister and ministers, and defines the executive programme.
Government
Government of President Daniel Chapo
Jan 17, 2025 · De jure
Mozambique Liberation Front
FRELIMO
Optimistic Party for the Development of Mozambique
PODEMOS
Mozambican National Resistance
RENAMO
Democratic Movement of Mozambique
MDM
Legislature and composition
UnicameralTenth Legislature of the Assembly of the Republic
Jan 13, 2025
Assembly of the Republic
250 SeatsFRELIMO171 / 250
PODEMOS43 / 250
RENAMO28 / 250
MDM8 / 250
Next election
Date not scheduledNext Mozambican presidential election
Date not scheduled · Presidential election
- Electoral system
- Direct popular election with a majority threshold and possible runoff; no official polling date has been set.
Latest election
Completed2024 Mozambican presidential election
Oct 9, 2024 · Presidential election
- Electoral system
- The President is elected directly; a candidate requires more than half of valid votes, otherwise the top two proceed to a runoff.
- Published result
- Daniel Francisco Chapo · 65.2%; Venancio Antonio Bila Mondlane · 24.2%; Ossufo Momade · 6.6%; Lutero Chimbirombiro Simango · 4.0%
Current policy issues
- 1Peace, political dialogue and national cohesionPresidency of Mozambique - Government results and priorities for sustainable inclusive development
- 2Inclusive growth, investment and employmentPresidency of Mozambique - Government results and priorities for sustainable inclusive development
- 3Cabo Delgado security and protection of communitiesPresidency of Mozambique - National security, Cabo Delgado and climate challenges
- 4Climate resilience, infrastructure and essential servicesPresidency of Mozambique - Government results and priorities for sustainable inclusive development, Presidency of Mozambique - National security, Cabo Delgado and climate challenges
Indexed party landscape
Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.
- Tracked parties
- 10
- Active in source
- 3
- Historical in source
- 6
- parties shown
- 10
Administration
Partialgovernment of Mozambique
CurrentAug 9, 2026 · 0 Party
Prediction components
Afonso Dhlakama
Candidacy forecast · heuristic-v1 1.0.0
ComponentInputApplied valueWeight
Candidacy score5.0%5.0%100%
Armando Guebuza
Candidacy forecast · heuristic-v1 1.0.0
ComponentInputApplied valueWeight
Candidacy score5.0%5.0%100%
Raúl Domingos
Candidacy forecast · heuristic-v1 1.0.0
ComponentInputApplied valueWeight
Candidacy score5.0%5.0%100%
Afonso Dhlakama
Candidacy forecast · heuristic-v1 1.0.0
ComponentInputApplied valueWeight
Candidacy score5.0%5.0%100%
Joaquim Chissano
Candidacy forecast · heuristic-v1 1.0.0
ComponentInputApplied valueWeight
Candidacy score5.0%5.0%100%
Other / unresolved
Win forecast · heuristic-v1 1.0.0
ComponentInputApplied valueWeight
Other and unresolved100.0%100.0%100%
Other / unresolved
Win forecast · heuristic-v1 1.0.0
ComponentInputApplied valueWeight
Other and unresolved100.0%100.0%100%
Afonso Dhlakama
Win forecast · heuristic-v1 1.0.0
ComponentInputApplied valueWeight
Campaign strengthNo data publishedNo data published0%
Candidacy score5.0%5.0%100%
Compatible poll shareNo data publishedNo data published50%
Economic contextNo data publishedNo data published0%
FundraisingNo data publishedNo data published0%
Ground organizationNo data publishedNo data published0%
Incumbency0.0%0.0%5%
Last comparable party voteNo data publishedNo data published25%
Media cluster share (30 days)No data publishedNo data published20%
Media coverageNo data publishedNo data published0%
Party strengthNo data publishedNo data published0%
Social sentimentNo data publishedNo data published0%
Polling momentumNo data publishedNo data published0%
Armando Guebuza
Win forecast · heuristic-v1 1.0.0
ComponentInputApplied valueWeight
Campaign strengthNo data publishedNo data published0%
Candidacy score5.0%5.0%100%
Compatible poll shareNo data publishedNo data published50%
Economic contextNo data publishedNo data published0%
FundraisingNo data publishedNo data published0%
Ground organizationNo data publishedNo data published0%
Incumbency0.0%0.0%5%
Last comparable party voteNo data publishedNo data published25%
Media cluster share (30 days)No data publishedNo data published20%
Media coverageNo data publishedNo data published0%
Party strengthNo data publishedNo data published0%
Social sentimentNo data publishedNo data published0%
Polling momentumNo data publishedNo data published0%
Raúl Domingos
Win forecast · heuristic-v1 1.0.0
ComponentInputApplied valueWeight
Campaign strengthNo data publishedNo data published0%
Candidacy score5.0%5.0%100%
Compatible poll shareNo data publishedNo data published50%
Economic contextNo data publishedNo data published0%
FundraisingNo data publishedNo data published0%
Ground organizationNo data publishedNo data published0%
Incumbency0.0%0.0%5%
Last comparable party voteNo data publishedNo data published25%
Media cluster share (30 days)No data publishedNo data published20%
Media coverageNo data publishedNo data published0%
Party strengthNo data publishedNo data published0%
Social sentimentNo data publishedNo data published0%
Polling momentumNo data publishedNo data published0%
Afonso Dhlakama
Win forecast · heuristic-v1 1.0.0
ComponentInputApplied valueWeight
Campaign strengthNo data publishedNo data published0%
Candidacy score5.0%5.0%100%
Compatible poll shareNo data publishedNo data published50%
Economic contextNo data publishedNo data published0%
FundraisingNo data publishedNo data published0%
Ground organizationNo data publishedNo data published0%
Incumbency0.0%0.0%5%
Last comparable party voteNo data publishedNo data published25%
Media cluster share (30 days)No data publishedNo data published20%
Media coverageNo data publishedNo data published0%
Party strengthNo data publishedNo data published0%
Social sentimentNo data publishedNo data published0%
Polling momentumNo data publishedNo data published0%
Joaquim Chissano
Win forecast · heuristic-v1 1.0.0
ComponentInputApplied valueWeight
Campaign strengthNo data publishedNo data published0%
Candidacy score5.0%5.0%100%
Compatible poll shareNo data publishedNo data published50%
Economic contextNo data publishedNo data published0%
FundraisingNo data publishedNo data published0%
Ground organizationNo data publishedNo data published0%
Incumbency0.0%0.0%5%
Last comparable party voteNo data publishedNo data published25%
Media cluster share (30 days)No data publishedNo data published20%
Media coverageNo data publishedNo data published0%
Party strengthNo data publishedNo data published0%
Social sentimentNo data publishedNo data published0%
Polling momentumNo data publishedNo data published0%
Legislature
PartialAssembly of the Republic
Elections
Partial2014 Mozambican general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Oct 15, 2014
Completed
2009 Mozambican general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Oct 28, 2009
Completed
1999 Mozambican general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jan 1, 1999
Completed
1994 Mozambican general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jan 1, 1994
Completed
1986 Mozambican general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Dec 15, 1986
Completed
1977 Mozambican general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Sep 25, 1977
Completed
Mozambique presidential election 1994
Presidential election · Head of state
No scheduled election
Completed
2004 Mozambican presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
No scheduled election
Completed
Candidates
PartialMozambique presidential election 1994 · Completed
Aug 9, 2026
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Mozambique presidential election 1994 · Completed
Aug 9, 2026
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2004 Mozambican presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2004 Mozambican presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2004 Mozambican presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Forecasts
PartialAfonso Dhlakama
Candidacy forecast · Preliminary
- Model
- heuristic-v1 1.0.0
- Forecast date
- Aug 9, 2026
- Seed
96ea3c22ab0222d8527c3adbbce8cc83
Preliminary, uncalibrated heuristic. This is not a poll or a prediction from a calibrated model.
Armando Guebuza
Candidacy forecast · Preliminary
- Model
- heuristic-v1 1.0.0
- Forecast date
- Aug 9, 2026
- Seed
96ea3c22ab0222d8527c3adbbce8cc83
Preliminary, uncalibrated heuristic. This is not a poll or a prediction from a calibrated model.
Raúl Domingos
Candidacy forecast · Preliminary
- Model
- heuristic-v1 1.0.0
- Forecast date
- Aug 9, 2026
- Seed
96ea3c22ab0222d8527c3adbbce8cc83
Preliminary, uncalibrated heuristic. This is not a poll or a prediction from a calibrated model.
Afonso Dhlakama
Candidacy forecast · Preliminary
- Model
- heuristic-v1 1.0.0
- Forecast date
- Aug 9, 2026
- Seed
3476176e632c070e2b7ffe64a08b8b9e
Preliminary, uncalibrated heuristic. This is not a poll or a prediction from a calibrated model.
Joaquim Chissano
Candidacy forecast · Preliminary
- Model
- heuristic-v1 1.0.0
- Forecast date
- Aug 9, 2026
- Seed
3476176e632c070e2b7ffe64a08b8b9e
Preliminary, uncalibrated heuristic. This is not a poll or a prediction from a calibrated model.
Other / unresolved
Win forecast · Preliminary
- Model
- heuristic-v1 1.0.0
- Forecast date
- Aug 9, 2026
- Seed
96ea3c22ab0222d8527c3adbbce8cc83
Preliminary, uncalibrated heuristic. This is not a poll or a prediction from a calibrated model.
Other / unresolved
Win forecast · Preliminary
- Model
- heuristic-v1 1.0.0
- Forecast date
- Aug 9, 2026
- Seed
3476176e632c070e2b7ffe64a08b8b9e
Preliminary, uncalibrated heuristic. This is not a poll or a prediction from a calibrated model.
Afonso Dhlakama
Win forecast · Preliminary
- Model
- heuristic-v1 1.0.0
- Forecast date
- Aug 9, 2026
- Seed
96ea3c22ab0222d8527c3adbbce8cc83
Preliminary, uncalibrated heuristic. This is not a poll or a prediction from a calibrated model.
Armando Guebuza
Win forecast · Preliminary
- Model
- heuristic-v1 1.0.0
- Forecast date
- Aug 9, 2026
- Seed
96ea3c22ab0222d8527c3adbbce8cc83
Preliminary, uncalibrated heuristic. This is not a poll or a prediction from a calibrated model.
Raúl Domingos
Win forecast · Preliminary
- Model
- heuristic-v1 1.0.0
- Forecast date
- Aug 9, 2026
- Seed
96ea3c22ab0222d8527c3adbbce8cc83
Preliminary, uncalibrated heuristic. This is not a poll or a prediction from a calibrated model.
Afonso Dhlakama
Win forecast · Preliminary
- Model
- heuristic-v1 1.0.0
- Forecast date
- Aug 9, 2026
- Seed
3476176e632c070e2b7ffe64a08b8b9e
Preliminary, uncalibrated heuristic. This is not a poll or a prediction from a calibrated model.
Joaquim Chissano
Win forecast · Preliminary
- Model
- heuristic-v1 1.0.0
- Forecast date
- Aug 9, 2026
- Seed
3476176e632c070e2b7ffe64a08b8b9e
Preliminary, uncalibrated heuristic. This is not a poll or a prediction from a calibrated model.
Sources
10
- 1Presidency of Mozambique - President Daniel Chapo and inauguration datecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 2National Press of Mozambique - Presidential order appointing Maria Benvinda Delfina Levicitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 3Government Portal of Mozambique - Office of the Prime Ministercitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 4Constitutional Council of Mozambique - Judgment 24/CC/2024 validating and proclaiming the general election resultscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 5Assembly of the Republic - Investiture of the Tenth Legislaturecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 6Presidency of Mozambique - Government results and priorities for sustainable inclusive developmentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 7Presidency of Mozambique - National security, Cabo Delgado and climate challengescitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 8Official institutions of the Republic of Mozambiquecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 9WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 10Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026
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