Renamo-UE

The RENAMO-Electoral Union (''RENAMO-União Electoral'') is an alliance of

political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...

Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...

, led by the

Mozambican National Resistance RENAMO (from the Portuguese , ) is a Mozambican political party and militant group. The party was founded with the active sponsorship of the Rhodesian Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) in May 1977 from anti-communist dissidents opposed ...

(''Resistência Nacional Moçambicana'') of

Afonso Dhlakama Afonso Marceta Macacho Dhlakama (1 January 1953 – 3 May 2018) was a Mozambican politician and the leader of RENAMO, an anti-communist guerrilla movement that fought the FRELIMO government in the Mozambican Civil War before signing a peace agr ...

. In the

parliamentary election A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ...

held on 1–2 December 2004, the alliance received 29.7% of the popular vote and won 90 out of 250 seats. Its presidential candidate,

, won 31.7% of the popular vote. Aside from

RENAMO RENAMO (from the Portuguese , ) is a Mozambican political party and militant group. The party was founded with the active sponsorship of the Rhodesian Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) in May 1977 from anti-communist dissidents oppos ...

, other parties in the alliance are: *

Independent Alliance of Mozambique The Independent Alliance of Mozambique () is a political party in Mozambique. At the last legislative elections, 1 and 2 December 2004, the party was the main part of the Renamo-UE electoral alliance, that won 29.7% of the popular vote and 90 ou ...

(''Aliança Independente de Moçambique'') *

Mozambican Nationalist Movement The Mozambican Nationalist Movement () is a political party in Mozambique. In the last elections for the Assembly of the Republic held on 1 and 2 December 2004, the party was part of the Renamo-UE electoral alliance, that got 29.7% of the popular ...

(''Movimento Nacionalista Moçambicano'') * National Convention Party (''Partido de Convenção Nacional'') *

National Unity Party The National Unity Party, National United Party, Party of National Unity or National Unity Front may refer to: * National United Party of Afghanistan (founded 2003) * National Unity Party (Albania) * National United Party (Armenia), defunct * Natio ...

(''Partido de Unidade Nacional'') *

Front of Patriotic Action The Front of Patriotic Action (FAP) () is a political party in Mozambique. In the 1999 general elections, the FAP participated in the RENAMO-UE electoral alliance alongside Mozambique's former rebel group RENAMO RENAMO (from the Portugue ...

(''Frente de Ação Patriotica'') *

People's Party of Mozambique The People's Party of Mozambique () is a political party in Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and ...

(''Partido Popular de Moçambique'') *

United Front of Mozambique The United Front of Mozambique () is a political party in Mozambique. At the last legislative elections, 1 and 2 December 2004, the party was the main part of the Renamo-UE electoral alliance, that won 29.7% of the popular vote and 90 out of 2 ...

(''Frente Unida de Moçambique'') Political opposition alliances Political parties in Mozambique Political party alliances in Africa RENAMO {{Mozambique-party-stub