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The RENAMO-Electoral Union (RENAMO-União Electoral) is an alliance of political parties
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

, led by the Mozambican National Resistance
Mozambican National Resistance
The Mozambican National Resistance is a conservative political party in Mozambique led by Afonso Dhlakama. It fought against the FRELIMO in the Mozambican Civil War and against the ZANU movement led by Robert Mugabe from 1975 to 1992....

 (Resistência Nacional Moçambicana) of Afonso Dhlakama
Afonso Dhlakama
Afonso Marceta Macacho Dhlakama is a Mozambican politician and the leader of RENAMO, an anti-communist guerrilla organization that fought the FRELIMO government in the Mozambican Civil War before signing a peace agreement and becoming an opposition political party in the early 1990s.Dhlakama was...

.

In the parliamentary election 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, Afonso Dhlakama
Afonso Dhlakama
Afonso Marceta Macacho Dhlakama is a Mozambican politician and the leader of RENAMO, an anti-communist guerrilla organization that fought the FRELIMO government in the Mozambican Civil War before signing a peace agreement and becoming an opposition political party in the early 1990s.Dhlakama was...

, won 31.7% of the popular vote.

Aside from RENAMO, other parties in the alliance are:
  • Independent Alliance of Mozambique
    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 out of 250 seats. The presidential candidate of this...

     (Aliança Independente de Moçambique)
  • Mozambican Nationalist Movement
    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 vote and 90 out of 250 seats. The presidential...

     (Movimento Nacionalista Moçambicano)
  • National Convention Party
    National Convention Party (Mozambique)
    The National Convention Party 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,...

     (Partido de Convenção Nacional)
  • National Unity Party
    National Unity Party (Mozambique)
    The National Unity Party 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...

     (Partido de Unidade Nacional)
  • Front of Patriotic Action
    Front of Patriotic Action
    The Front of Patriotic Action 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,...

     (Frente de Ação Patriotica)
  • People's Party of Mozambique
    People's Party of Mozambique
    The People's Party 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 250 seats. The presidential candidate of this alliance,...

     (Partido Popular de Moçambique)
  • United Front of Mozambique
    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 250 seats. The presidential candidate of this alliance,...

    (Frente Unida de Moçambique)
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