Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

Mozambique

In Mozambique NIMD supports political party development and initiatives that help depolarise politics.

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A "dialogue of the deaf" between electoral bodies and political parties

News Article - 03 August 2010

Communication between electoral bodies and political parties is an essential part of any democracy. Mozambique therefore faces a problem, as dialogue between the CNE and political parties there is virtually non-existent.

Campaign and political party funding in Mozambique

News Article - 05 July 2010

On 15 June 2010 the first of four dialogue meetings was held in Maputo, bringing together political parties, representatives from the CNE and civil society organisations to debate electoral campaign and political party funding.

President Museveni of Uganda endorses interparty dialogue

News Article - 27 May 2010

NIMD’s Africa Regional Programme conference is being hosted by the Ugandan political parties who, on 5 February 2010, launched an interparty dialogue platform known as the Interparty Organisation for Dialogue, (IPOD).

First iLEDA graduates receive their diplomas

News Article - 28 February 2010

On 19 February, a graduation ceremony was held in Chimoio, Mozambique, for the first graduates of the iLEDA School in Mozambique project.

Mozambique: Political parties reaffirm code of conduct

News Article - 26 October 2009

With elections coming up on 28 October, political parties reconfirmed their commitment to the electoral Code of Conduct at a meeting in Maputo last week.

Mozambique: Dialogue between electoral stakeholders continues

News Article - 05 October 2009

On 17 September, two weeks after the launch of the Dialogue Platform, political parties, the electoral commission (CNE) and representatives of several Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) met each other again in Maputo.

iLEDA Citizen Leadership Programme starts in Mozambique

News Article - 09 September 2009

NIMD and IDASA, together with the Forum of African former Heads of State and Government founders of iLEDA, are starting the iLEDA School Citizen Leadership Programme in Mozambique.

Mozambique: Electoral stakeholders initiate dialogue platform

News Article - 09 September 2009

In a rare show of unity and a common commitment to ensure credible, free and fair elections, Mozambican election stakeholders resolved to establish a dialogue platform in the run-up to the general elections on October 28 2009.

Africa: new birth of democracy

News Article - 15 October 2008

A governance monitor finds democratic governance to be steadily improving in 31 out of 48 sub-Saharan African countries.

Mozambique: women leadership in politics

News Article - 25 May 2008

In Mozambique NIMD supports a training project to encourage women to take an active role in politics.

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At a glance ...

Political parties in parliament

• Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo)
• Resistência Nacional Moçambicana-União Eleitoral (Renamo-UE)
 

Key achievements in 2009

•The NIMD programme in Mozambique supports political party development and initiatives that contribute to the depolarisation of the political system. It has facilitated a dialogue of electoral stakeholders with the Electoral Commission in the run up to the 2009 elections. In cooperation with IDASA, and the Forum of African former Heads of State and Government, NIMD has founded the iLEDA School in Manica province, an initiative to strengthen local capacities for democratic citizen leadership.

Key achievements in 2008

• The ruling party Renamo, opposition party Frelimo and a network of extraparliamentary opposition parties - CPDM (Centre for the Promotion of Multiparty Democracy in Mozambique) - have all indicated that they intend to participate in an initial meeting to discuss the formation of an interparty dialogue platform.
• By learning to work together and implement cross-party activities, CPDM managed to increase the cooperation between the extraparliamentary parties.
 

Key national partners

• Centro de Promoção de Democracia Multipartidaria Moçambique (Centre for the Promotion of Multiparty Democracy in Mozambique - CPDM-M)
• Associaçao Moçambicana para o Desenvolvimento (Mozambican Association for the Development of Democracy - Amode)
• Associaçao Muhler, Lei e Desenvolvimento (Women for Law and Development - Muleide)
• Institute for the Development of Mozambique (IDM)
 

Key international partners

• Royal Netherlands Embassy
• Electoral Institute for Southern Africa (EISA)
• Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), Germany
• Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES), Germany
• Association of European Parliamentarians for Africa (AWEPA)