1977 Mozambican general election

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]

1977 Mozambican general election
25 September 1977
All 210 seats to the People's Assembly
  First party
 
Leader Samora Machel
Party FRELIMO
Seats won
210 / 210
President before election

Samora Machel
FRELIMO

 Elected President

Samora Machel
FRELIMO

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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 210-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]

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
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