Mozambique: Electoral legislation

Updated July 2008

Constitution

CONSTITUTION OF MOZAMBIQUE 1990, [www] http://www.kituochakatiba.co.ug/mozamcon.htm [opens new window] (accessed 24 Oct 2007).
For Portuguese see: Constituição da República de Moçambique (incluindo as revisões de 1994 e 2004), [www] http://www.mozambique.mz/pdf/constituicao.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 24 Oct 2007).

Law no 7/2007 of 26 February (governs election of the President and the National Assembly) replaces Electoral Law 7/2004.

Law no 8/2007 26 February (governs the National Electoral Commission) replaces Law no 20/2002.

Law no 9/2007 of 26 February (governs voter registration) replaces Law 18/2002.

Law no 10/2007 of 18 June (governs election of Provincial Assemblies) is a new piece of legislation.

Law no 18/2007 (governs local government elections) is a new piece of legislation.

Law no 7/91 "Political Parties Law", governs registration of parties with the Ministry of Justice.

Law no 8/2007 26 February (governs party registration with the National Electoral Commission and party funding) replaces Law no 20/2002.