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The Democratic Movement of Mozambique (Portuguese: Movimento Democrático de Moçambique) is a political party in Mozambique. Founded on 6 March 2009, it was led by Daviz Simango, who was the Mayor of Beira. It formed after breaking with RENAMO, the main opposition party.[2]
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Democratic Movement of Mozambique Movimento Democrático de Moçambique | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Vacant |
| Chairman | José Domingos |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Split from | RENAMO |
| Youth wing | Democratic Movement of Mozambique Youth League |
| Ideology | Christian democracy[1] |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Assembly of the Republic | 6 / 250 |
| Website | |
| mdm | |
2009 general election
In the 28 October 2009 parliamentary election, the Mozambique Democratic Movement was not allowed to contest by the National Election Commission (Comissão Nacional de Eleições) in nine of the 13 voting constituencies on controversial procedural grounds.[3] MDM secured 3.93% of the total vote and eight seats in the 250 member Assembly of the Republic.[4] Daviz Simango was the MDM candidate in the presidential election held on the same day.[5] He placed third with 8.59% of the total vote.[4]
2014 general election
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2019 general election
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2024 general election
Lutero Simango won 3% of the vote for President of Mozambique.[6]
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Presidential elections
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Daviz Simango | 340,579 | 8.59% | Lost  |
| 2014 | 314,759 | 6.40% | Lost | |
| 2019 | 273,599 | 4.33% | Lost | |
| 2024 | Lutero Simango | 223,066 | 3.21% | Lost |
Assembly elections
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Daviz Simango | 152,836 | 3.93% | 8 / 250 |
 8 |
3rd |
Opposition |
| 2014 | 385,683 | 8.40% | 17 / 250 |
9 |
 3rd |
Opposition | |
| 2019 | 254,290 | 4.19% | 6 / 250 |
 11 |
3rd |
Opposition |
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