Municipal Elections 2023

Eleições Autárquicas 2023 Municipal Elections

Final results

CIP Special report - 15Mar24 - Complete results and changes to results of 2023 municipal elections

CNE by municipality of 11 October 2023 poll, not including 10 December second round

As approved by Constitutional Council

   23 November 2023 - Acórdão 48/CC/2023 - Validação dos Resultados Eleitorais Autárquicos de 2023

   29 December 2023 - Acórdão 53/CC/2023 - Validação dos Resultados Eleitorais Autárquicos de 10 de Dezembro (Repetição da eleição)

Full Election Calendar as revised 13 March 2023 Short version of election calendar (in English)

2024 election calendar - 4 January 2024 version

 Nacala 2009 run-off results before nulos redistributed   

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Election Bulletins in English sometimes combine two bulletins in Portuguese, and carry a double number.

Election Bulletin 221 - 15Mar24 - Complete results and changes to results of 2023 municipal elections

Election Bulletin 218 - 19Feb24 - Special Report - 25 years of electoral fraud

Election Bulletin 215 - 26Jan24 - Nampula court denies order to suspend mayor - decisions  - Eleições Autárquicas 215 

Election Bulletin 214 - Renamo accepts impossibly tight time to submit candidates  - Eleições Autárquicas 214

Election Bulletin 213 - Frelimo calls for special AR session  - Eleições Autárquicas 213

Elections Bulletins 211-212 - 14Jan2024 - 10 laws force rainy season registration - Eleições Autárquicas 211 - Eleições Autárquicas 212

Election Bulletin 210 - 8Jan24 - Renamo battle over leadership and $1mn/y - Eleições Autárquicas 210

Election Bulletin 209 - 2Jan24 - Special report - Marromeu shows electoral courts do not work - Eleições Autárquicas 209

Election Bulletin 208 - 31Dec23 - Constitutional Council gives final 4 municipalities to Frelimo -  Eleições Autárquicas 208

Election Bulletin 207 - 29Dec23 - Police admit killing demonstrators - Eleições Autárquicas 207

Election Bulletins 205-206 - 27Dec23 - CC rules on Marromeu, with dissenting opinion - Eleições Autárquicas 205 - Eleições Autárquicas 206

Election Bulletin 204 - 21Dec23 - Likely registration Delay; Renamo dissenting opinion of CNE OK - Eleições Autárquicas 204

Election Bulletins 202-203 - 20Dec23 - Nampula mayor suspended and seached (court document excepts); registration will be in reainy season -  Eleições Autárquicas 202 - Eleições Autárquicas 203

Election Bulletins 200-201 - 19Dec23 - Nacala mayor under house arrest & cannot act as mayor - Eleições Autárquicas 199 - Eleições Autárquicas 200 - Eleições Autárquicas 201

Election Bulletin 199 - 17Dec23 - Gurue & Marromeo protests rejected despite evidence of crime.- Eleições Autárquicas 199

Election Bulletin 197-8 - 13Dec23 - Marromeu too much fraud to know who won; Gurue fraud - Eleições Autárquicas 197 - Eleições Autárquicas 198

Election Bulletin 196 - 11Dec23 - Violence and bandits in Gurué - Eleições Autárquicas 196

Election Bulletin 195 - 10Dec23-18h - more fraud in re-run - Mais Integridade 16h statement  - Eleições Autárquicas 195

Election Bulletin 194 - 10Dec23am - Rerun opening of voting - Mais Integriade statement 9h

Elections Bulletins 192-193 - 8Dec23 - Renamo call general strike (Renamo strike call and summary of history) police action against Renamo in Nampula city and Nacala - Eleições Autárquicas 192 - Eleições Autárquicas 193

Elections Bulletins 190-191 - 6Dec23 - Nacala Porto rerun and Renamo opposition - Eleições Autárquicas 190 - Eleições Autárquicas 191

Election Bulletin 189 - 4Dec23 - Why did CC take Alto Molocue away from Frelimo? -  Eleições Autárquicas 189

Election Bulletin 188 - 30Nov23 - Those responsible for fraud to control rerun - Eleições Autárquicas 188

Election Bulletin 187 - 27Nov23pm - Dec 10 rerun; Marrromeu; details of rerun; Mais Integridade - Eleições Autárquicas 187

Election Bulletin 185-186 - 24&27Nov23 - Constitutional Council validation and changes to municipal election results; secrecy, proposed law changes -  Eleições Autárquicas 185 Eleições Autárquicas 186

Election Bulletin 183-184 - 21Nov23 - Frelimo on CNE hid CC notes from opposition CNE members - Eleições Autárquicas 183 Eleições Autárquicas 184

Election Bulletin 180-182 - 19Nov23 - CNE confirms it did not check editais; CNE changed district results in 2018.  (numbering error, no number 180, Eleições Autárquicas 182 Eleições Autárquicas 181

Election Bulletin 179 - 16Nov23pm - CC demands editais for 11 more municipalities. CNE admits it does not have them.

Election Bulletin 178 - 16Nov23 - CC orders CNE to submit editais for 10 municipalities. Can editias be forged?

Election Bulletin 177 - 15Nov23 - Death threat inside CNE. Full list of members, presidents and vice presidents of elections commissions in districts without municipalities. 

Election Bulletin 176 - 14Nov23 - 2 CNE religious leaders under pressure

Election Bulletin 175 - 3Nov23 - 6 police killings the Interior Minister hid

Election Bulletin 173-174 - 2Nov23 - CC confirms theft of Renamo votes in Quelimane; CC change fraud policy

Election Bulletin 170-173 - 31Oct23 - Special report on CNE official results

Election Bulletins 164-169 - 24-28Oct23 - CNE results, protests, statements - Ordem dos Advogados 

Election Bulletins 161-163 - 23Oct23 - 3-way legal battle over Matola recount (documents); Alto Molocue chaos

Election Bulletin 160 - 21Oct23 - Parallel count give Renamo wins in Matola and Maputo; 12,000 votes stolen by declaring invalid

Election Bulletin 159 -19Oct23pm - Matola recount; Bar assocation calls for CNE to resign, and criticises magistrates regidity - Bar statement

Election Bulletin 158 - 19Oct23am - recout ordered; "ordered from the top" says 1st CNE head

Election Bulletin 157 - 18Oct23 - Court says organised fraud proven in Maputo 

Election Bulletin 156 - 17Oct23 - CNE admits irregularities, court cases. CNE statement.

Election Bulletins 147-155 - 15Oct23 - Polling days, Renamo calls demos in 65 municipalities for 17 October, court cases. Renamo statement Election results at 15 Oct

Election Bulletin 146 - 10Oct23 - Responding to reported registration manipulation, all cardholders can vote - STAE ruling; CNE head exhortation.

Election Bulletin - 145 - 9Oct23 - Matola polling station presiding officers are all Frelimo

Election Bulletin - 144 - 8Oct23 - Violent clashes in Nacala, Gaza -  Eleições Autárquicas 139

Election Bulletin 142-143 - 5Oct23 - Duplicate register books to stuff ballot boxes - Eleições Autárquicas 139 Eleições Autárquicas 139

Election Bulletin 140-141 - 4Oct23 - Frelimo tramples MDM t-shirts; violence; Frelimo trainers - Eleições Autárquicas 139 Eleições Autárquicas 139

Election Bulletin 139 - 1Oct23 - Taking Renamo names off Morrubala roll - List - Eleições Autárquicas 139

Elections Bulletins 137-138 - 29Sept23 - Judge releases three arrested MDM leaders; use of state cars - Eleições Autárquicas 137 - Eleições Autárquicas 138

Election Bulletin 136 - 27Sept23 - Frelimo using state cars; Police praised - Eleições Autárquicas 136

Election Bulletin 135 - 26Sept23 - pm - Campaign starts - Eleições Autárquicas 135

Election Bulletin 134 - 26Sept23 - am - MDM office in Xai Xai vandalised - Eleições Autárquicas 134

Election Bulletin 133 - 21Sept23 - New local authorities law. CIP report by Ivan Maússe. Law 12/2023 das autarquias locais. Eleições Autárquicas 133

Election Bulletin 132 - 19Sept23 - Comment - doing out best in a biased election - Eleições Autárquicas  132

Election Bulletin 131 - 20Sept23 - Renamo not afraid of war - Eleições Autárquicas  131

Election Bulletin 129-130 - 13Sept23 - 'Polling station chairs must guarantee Frelimo’s victory,' even if they are not being paid. Mais integridade observer report.  - Eleições Autárquicas  129  - Eleições Autárquicas  130

Election Bulletin 128 - 10Sept23 - After CC appeals, Renamo dissidents to stand in 8 municipalities -  - Eleições Autárquicas  128

Election Bulletin 126-7 - 31August23 - Renamo dissidents can stand: Frelimo earnings   - Eleições Autárquicas 127

Election Bulletin 124-5 - 22August23 - Beira MDM-Frelimo scrap - Eleições Autárquicas 124 - Eleições Autárquicas 125

Election Bulletin 123 - 18August23 - 8 Municipalities to have citizens lists; candidates lists approved. CNE press statement and deliberation with details by municipality  - Eleições Autárquicas 123

Election Bulletin 122 - 15 August23 - Vilankulo march - Eleições Autárquicas 122

Election Bulletin 121 - 13August23 - Parties and lists -  - Eleições Autárquicas 121

Election Bulletin 120 - 8August23 - Morrumbala district court sentences 40 teachers -  - Eleições Autárquicas 120

Election Bulletin 119 - 4August23 - Quelimane STAE secret deal breaks down - Eleições Autárquicas 119

Election Bulletin 118 - 28July23 - Beira women's association improperly barred - Eleições Autárquicas 118

Election Bulletin 117 - 25July23 - MDM mayoral candidates - Eleições Autárquicas 117

Election Bulletin 116 - 20July23 - Frelimo list head not registered - Eleições Autárquicas 116

Election Bulletin 115 - 19July23 - List of parties standing - Renamo challenges breakaway group - Eleições Autárquicas 115

Election Bulletin 114 - 17July23 - Are people or ghosts fleeing Gaza? - Eleições Autárquicas 114

Election Bulletin 113 - 17July23 - Frelimo names heads of lists (candidates for mayor) - Eleições Autárquicas 113

Election Bulletin 112 - 17July23 - Frelimo majority on CNE approves registration despite blatant misconduct - Eleições Autárquicas 112

Election Bulletin 110 - 4July23 - Zambézia registration special report - 90,000 illegal voters - Eleições Autárquicas 110

Election Bulletin 108-109-111 - 5July 23 -41 teachers charged in Morrumbala - charge sheet  - Mais Integridade observer report June 2023 - Eleições Autárquicas 108 Eleições Autárquicas 109 Eleições Autárquicas 111

Election Bulletin 107 - 29June23 - Registry offices block citizens lists; Maputo city & province lists - Eleições Autárquicas 107

Election Bulletin 104-6 - 19June23 - 25,000 extra register in Gurue and 5000 in Milange -

Election Bulletin 103 - 8June23 - Complete registration table (STAE publication), 230,000 ghosts registered

Election Bulletin 101-2 - 8June23 - Whistle blower arrested in Mandlakazi; bad start to display of voters rolls - 

Election Bulletin 99-100 - 5June2023 - final day - machine manipulation and power cuts -

Election Bulletin 97-98 - 4June2023 - Long queues and problems on final day

Election Bulletin 96 - 3June23 - SPECIAL REPORT - Machines didn't break down, they were tampered with - Eleições Autárquicas 96

Election Bulletin 94-95 - 2June23 - CNE refuses more days, extends hours - CNE decision and press statement - Eleições Autárquicas 94 - Eleições Autárquicas 95

Election Bulletin 91-93 - 1June23 - Inflating registration - Eleições Autárquicas 91 - Eleições Autárquicas 92 - Eleições Autárquicas 93

Election Bulletin 89-90 - 30May23 - Ibo high registration but Gaza registration posts empty -  Eleições Autárquicas 89 - Eleições Autárquicas 90

Election Bulletin 88 - 28May23 - Nampula, Zambezia registration posts with more problems; manipulation of brigades - Domingos do Rosario article -

Election Bulletins 86-87 - 25May23 - Internal CNE fight means Beira director not suspended; big queues continue

Elections Bulletins 82, 83 + 85 - 24May23 - More Gaza ghost voters, Observer report, 

Elections Bulletin 84 - 23May23 - Observer report - problems in opposition zones

Elections Bulletin 81 - 20May23 - Only 47% of voters registered in 26 days

Elections Bulletin 80 - 18May23 - Computer records show last night registration; Frelimo CNE member fails to write decision to suspend Beira director, but it was later published - 

Elections Bulletins 78-79 - 17May23 - CNE takes action; Beira STAE WhatsApp group organised against opposition - 

Election Bulletin 77 - 16May23 - Observers call for clean up and extension of registration - Mais Integridade statement - 

Election Bulletin 76 - 15May23 - Clandestine posts in Tete, Zambézia

Election Bulletin 75 - 14May23 - Registration mobiles found in Matola houses

Election Bulletins 73-74 - 12May23 - Whistle blowers jailed, disciplined - Eleições Autárquicas 73 - Eleições Autárquicas 74

Election Bulletin 72 - 10May23 - Illegal registration in Matola - videos of people and bus and man admitting he is from Mahoche -

Election Bulletin 71 - 9May23 -  - 2nd civil society observer report STAE 2nd report

Election Bulletin 70 - 8May23 - Problems in Nampula Registry Office are blocking citizens lists; Iapala sacking - Eleições Autárquicas 70

Election Bulletin 69 - 7May23 - Clandestine night time registration in Iapala - video -  Eleições Autárquicas 69 

Election Bulletin 68 - 5May23 - Balance so far: 15 days marked by irregularities and problems - Eleições Autárquicas 68

Election Bulletin 67 - 4May23 - Priority for civil servants continues - Eleições Autárquicas 67

Election Bulletin 66 - 3May23 - First civil society observer report - Eleições Autárquicas 66

Election Bulletin 65 - 2May23 - 1.8 mn registered in first 10 days - Eleições Autárquicas 65

Election Bulletin 64 - 1May23 - Celso Correia - Eleições Autárquicas 64

Election Bulletins 62-63 - 28Apr23 - Clandestine card printing - More Integrity observer MoU - Eleições Autárquicas 62 Eleições Autárquicas 63

Election Bulletin 61 - 27Apr23 - Elderly rejected - Eleições Autárquicas 61

Election Bulletin 60 - 26Apr23 - Defective voters cards  - Eleições Autárquicas 60

Election Bulletin 59 - 25Apr23 - Violence, double registration - Eleições Autárquicas 59

Election Bulletin 58 - 23Apr23 - Tenders to Frelimo linked business people; aksing outside people to register - Eleições Autárquicas 58

Election Bulletin 57 - 21Apr23 - Delays and equipment remain problems

Election Bulletin 56 - 20Apr23 pm -

Election Bulletin 55 - 20Apr23 am - 

Elections Bulletin 54 - 19Apr23 - 10 million can register - Eleições Autárquicas 54

Elections Bulletin 53 - 18Apr23 - Civil servants must return to Mocimboa da Praia, where there will be elections - Eleições Autárquicas 53

Elections Bulletin 51-52 - 10Apr23 - Mocimboa da Praia - Eleições Autárquicas 51 Eleições Autárquicas 52

Elections Bulletin 50 - 3Apr23 - No security conditions in Mocimboa da Praia - Eleições Autárquicas 50

Elections Bulletin 48-49 - 31Mar23 - Final bloc to 2018 Dhlakama accord; Marracuene and Matola-rio boundaries - Eleições Autárquicas 48 Eleições Autárquicas 49

Elections Bulletin 46-47 - 29Mar23 - Eleições Autárquicas 46 Eleições Autárquicas 47

Elections Bulletin 44-45 - 27Mar23 - STAE asst DG, MT released, 10-day extensions -  Eleições Autárquicas 44 Eleições Autárquicas 45

Elections Bulletin 43 - 24Mar23 - revised election calendar - simplified calendar - Eleições Autárquicas 43

Election Bulletin 41-42 - 23Mar23 - CNE proposes general elections for 9 October 2024; observer deadline waived - Eleições Autárquicas 41 Eleições Autárquicas 42

Elections Bulletin 40 - 21Mar23 - Azagaia funeral - Enough is enough!; Altering deadline for announcing date of the 2024 elections - Eleições Autárquicas 40a, Eleições Autárquicas 40

Elections Bulletin 39 - CNE & 'More Integrity' consortium - Eleições Autárquicas 39

Elections Bulletin 37-8 - 9Mar23 - no money-no boundaries -  Eleições Autárquicas 37 Eleições Autárquicas 38

Elections Bulletin 36 - 2Mar23 - Frelimo has decided no district elections -  Eleições Autárquicas 36

Elections Bulletin 35 - 1Mar23 - Pilot voter registration: those registered wrongly believe they have voter cards -  Eleições Autárquicas 35

Elections Bulletin 34 - 28Feb23 - District elections 2024- time beginning to run out -  Eleições Autárquicas 34

Elections Bulletin 33 - 27Feb23 - Would new elected districts look like municipalities or provinces? - Eleições Autárquicas 33

Elections Bulletin 32 - 20Feb23 - Crowds on the last day of the pilot -  Eleições Autárquicas 32

Elections Bulletin 31 - 16Feb23 - Opposition demands district elections-  Eleições Autárquicas 31

Elections Bulletin 30 -14Feb23 - Size of the new municipalities varies -  Eleições Autárquicas 30

Elections Bulletin 29 - 12Feb23 - Frelimo makes district elections unlikely in 2024 - Eleições Autárquicas 29

Elections Bulletin 28 - 9Feb23 - Election commissions in the 12 new municipalities controlled by Frelimo; Pilot registration- large crowds continue in Murrupula and Meconta - Eleições Autárquicas 28

Elections Bulletin 27 - 6Feb23 - Pilot registration: small problems in Matutuine and Moamba - Eleições Autárquicas 27

Elections Bulletin 26 - 2Feb23 - Pilot voter registration without serious problems - Eleições Autárquicas 26

Elections Bulletin 25 - 1Feb23 - STAE and CNE still do not know the territorial boundaries of the 12 new municipalitiesEleições Autárquicas 25

Elections Bulletin 24 - 26Jan23-CNE still does not know how much money it will have for municipal elections - Eleições Autárquicas 24

Elections Bulletin 23 - 22Jan23 -  Manica has biggest election budget - Eleições Autárquicas 23

Elections Bulletin 22 - 19Jan23 -  Tight calendar for members of 12 new elections commission - Eleições Autárquicas 22

Elections Bulletin 21 - 17Jan23 -  Tight deadlines for candidates could cause problems for citizens' lists - Eleições Autárquicas 21

Elections Bulletin 20 - 15Jan23 - Government will announce  registration date  - Eleições Autárquicas 20

Elections Bulletin 19 - 18Dec22 - -AR and CNE go on holiday - Eleições Autárquicas 19

CIP-Elections-Opinion-18a-14Dec22-AR should not squeeze small parties and citizens' lists - Eleições Autárquicas Opinion 18a 

Elections-Bulletin-18-13Dec22-CNE proposes delays; parliament race against time - Eleições Autárquicas 18 

Election-Bulletin-17-11Dec22-CNE members block appointment of Grachane - Eleições Autárquicas 17

Election-Bulletin-16-8Dec22-AR will change law by 21 Dec - Eleições Autárquicas 16 

Election-Bulletin-15-7Dec22-End of the story - Grachane chosen by Frelimo for post of assistant director of STAE - Eleições Autárquicas 15

Election Bulletin 14 - 27 November 2022 - CNE/STAE made awards without tenders worth
8.1 billion meticais to the Artes Graficas – Laxton consortium - Eleições Autárquicas 14

Election-Bulletin-13-23Oct22-New municipalities cost 105 million meticais - Eleições Autárquicas 13

Election-Bulletin-12-20Nov22-What can be revised in the Electoral Law - Eleições Autárquicas 12

Election-Bulletin-11-13Nov22-Proposal to change census dates already submitted to the Government - NUMBER&DATE ERROR  - Eleições Autárquicas 11

Election-Bulletin-10-30Oct22-hat led to the choice of the new municipalities  - Eleições Autárquicas 10

Municipal Elections 9 - 18 October 2022 - 12 new municipalities - Eleições Autárquicas 9

Municipal Elections 8 - 17 October 2022 - CNE to delay; municipal assembly seats -history & rules - Eleições Autárquicas 8

Municipal Elections 7 - 16 October 2022 - STAE soap opera ends and Lolo sworn in as DG - Eleições Autárquicas 7

Municipal Elections 6 - 12 October 2022 - STAE DG again - Reclamação Grachane - Eleições Autárquicas 6

Municipal Elections 5 - 5 October 2022 - Registration delay; STAE DG finally approved - Eleições Autárquicas 5

Municipal Elections 4 - 28 September 2022 - Lesson from Angola on party delegages - Eleições Autárquicas 4

Municipal Elections 3 - 23 September 2022 - Frelimo again block new STAE head - Eleições Autárquicas 3

Municipal Elections 2 - 14 September 2022 - Frelimo fought to last minute to impose STAE head - Eleições Autárquicas 2

Municipal Elections 1 - 7 September 2022 - Frelimo blocks new STAE head proposed by selection panel - Eleições Autárquicas 1a - Eleições Autárquicas 1b

Background documents

Members of the National Elections Commission - CNE 

Municipal assembly seats - table all elections; how registration determines seats