National Convention Party (Mozambique)

The National Convention Party (Portuguese: Partido de Convenção Nacional) 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 250 seats. The presidential candidate of this alliance, Afonso Dhlakama, won 31.7% of the popular vote.

Political parties in Mozambique
Ruling party
  • Liberation Front of Mozambique
Renamo-UE
  • Mozambican National Resistance
  • Independent Alliance of Mozambique
  • Mozambican Nationalist Movement
  • National Convention Party
  • National Unity Party
  • Front of Patriotic Action
  • People's Party of Mozambique
  • United Front of Mozambique
Other opposition
  • Party for Peace, Democracy, and Development
  • Party of Freedom and Solidarity
  • National Reconciliation Party
  • Independent Party of Mozambique
  • Mozambique Social Broadening Party
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  • List of political parties
  • Politics of Mozambique


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