Competição partidária e incerteza eleitoral na perspectiva da governação eleitoral em Moçambique 1994-2009

Abstract

The present study analyzes party competition and electoral uncertainty in Mozambique. This takes into account the electoral governance process from 1994 to 2009. The main objective was to analyze the dynamics of party competition and its impact on the institutionalization of electoral uncertainty. The problem that arises in this study is that the more elections are becoming a regular process in the Mozambican political system, the lower the level of institutionalization of electoral uncertainty has become. The data that make up this analysis were collected from semi-structured interviews, complemented by documentary and bibliographic research. This study showed that the mechanism for appointing members of electoral governance bodies through parliamentary proportionality favors Frelimo's dominant power to the extent of electoral governance bodies. In turn, the bass Renamo's performance, as well as that of small parties in the general elections, contributed substantially to consolidating Frelimo's dominant trend in Electoral Governance Bodies. It was demonstrated in this study that funding rules and the media do not promote equality in terms of competitive conditions, a necessary condition for the institutionalization of electoral uncertainty in terms of party competition. And finally, we came to the conclusion that the lack of belief in the alternation of power through democratic elections, is an indicator that the weak party competition, associated with the low performance of the electoral governance bodies, contribute significantly to the reduction of the possibilities of institutionalization of electoral uncertainty in Mozambique, as a criterion of democratization.