Impacto da violência eleitoral no comportamento eleitoral: uma análise das eleições gerais no Distrito de Chókwè (1999-2019)

Abstract

In recent years, elections in Mozambique have been marked by acts of electoral violence involving involving members and supporters of the Frelimo party, and members and supporters of the opposition political parties. It is important to note that in Mozambique the levels of electoral region to region, province to province, district to district, and finally municipality to municipality. district, and finally from municipality to municipality. It is inspired by the elements brought above that This study is a mechanism for reflection on electoral violence in the district of Chókwè district, based on the elections of (1999-2019), where we sought to analyze this phenomenon analyze this phenomenon in the different phases of the electoral process. The study essentially seeks to understand the impact that electoral violence has on electoral behavior. The general work has the general objective of analyzing the impact of electoral violence on electoral behavior election based on the General elections of (1999-2019) in Chókwè district. The objective was analyzed using rational choice theory as a basis. The problem underlying the objective is the fact that historically Chókwè is a district dominated by the Frelimo party, and an Frelimo party, and an area where high levels of electoral violence occur in a context of low political competition. of electoral violence in a context of low political competition. In view of this problem we raise two hypotheses, where in the first hypothesis we argue that voters who are victims of electoral violence tend to abstain from the electoral process, and in the second hypothesis we defend the idea that voters who have ever witnessed this phenomenon tend to change their voting decision. In general In general we conclude that the Frelimo party, due to the ease with which it can co-opt the administrative machinery of the state, and particularly of the of the state, and particularly of the district of Chókwè, and holds coercive means of the state allied its financial strength, is the major protagonist of electoral violence with the objective of to ensure its political party hegemony over other political parties. It is important the violence perpetuated by the Frelimo party has an impact on electoral behavior in Chókwè. behavior in Chókwè. In this, the Frelimo Party has acted with the complicity of the electoral administration and that the police have been the armed wing of the Frelimo Party responsible for for the intimidation and detention of supporters and members of the opposition political parties. opposition parties. (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)