National Electoral Commission (Comissão Nacional de Eleições - CNE)

European Union Election Observation Mission, Republic of Mozambique, General and Provincial Assembly Elections, 15 October 2019, FINAL REPORT, accessed 13 Feb 2020

“The administration of elections is carried out by the National Election Commission (CNE) and the Technical Secretariat for Election Administration (STAE). The CNE is an independent and impartial body responsible for supervising voter registration and electoral processes. The STAE holds overall responsibility for the technical and administrative implementation of voter registration and elections. [...]  The CNE is comprised of 17 members, including five representatives from FRELIMO, four RENAMO, one MDM, and seven members from civil society organisations. The CNE president, proposed by civil society members, is elected by CNE members and sworn in by the president of the republic. The two vice-presidents are appointed by the two most-voted parliamentary political parties. The six-year mandate of nine of the 17 CNE members expired in May 2019, just five months ahead of the general elections. To avoid any disruption that could arise from changing the membership of the election supervisory body within such a short period before election day, the parliament extended the mandate of these nine members to coincide with the expiry of mandate of the remaining eight members in April 2020.”

European Union Election Observation Mission, Republic of Mozambique, General and Provincial Assembly Elections, 15 October 2019, FINAL REPORT, accessed 13 Feb 2020

“The CNE is comprised of 17 members, including five representatives from FRELIMO, four RENAMO, one MDM, and seven members from civil society organisations. The CNE president, proposed by civil society members, is elected by CNE members and sworn in by the president of the republic. The two vice-presidents are appointed by the two most-voted parliamentary political parties. The six-year mandate of nine of the 17 CNE members expired in May 2019, just five months ahead of the general elections. To avoid any disruption that could arise from changing the membership of the election supervisory body within such a short period before election day, the parliament extended the mandate of these nine members to coincide with the expiry of mandate of the remaining eight members in April 2020.”

European Union Election Observation Mission, Republic of Mozambique, General and Provincial Assembly Elections, 15 October 2019, FINAL REPORT, accessed 13 Feb 2020

“The CNE is comprised of 17 members, including five representatives from FRELIMO, four RENAMO, one MDM, and seven members from civil society organisations. The CNE president, proposed by civil society members, is elected by CNE members and sworn in by the president of the republic. The two vice-presidents are appointed by the two most-voted parliamentary political parties. The six-year mandate of nine of the 17 CNE members expired in May 2019, just five months ahead of the general elections. To avoid any disruption that could arise from changing the membership of the election supervisory body within such a short period before election day, the parliament extended the mandate of these nine members to coincide with the expiry of mandate of the remaining eight members in April 2020.”

European Union Election Observation Mission, Republic of Mozambique, General and Provincial Assembly Elections, 15 October 2019, FINAL REPORT, accessed 13 Feb 2020

“The CNE is comprised of 17 members, including five representatives from FRELIMO, four RENAMO, one MDM, and seven members from civil society organisations. The CNE president, proposed by civil society members, is elected by CNE members and sworn in by the president of the republic. The two vice-presidents are appointed by the two most-voted parliamentary political parties. The six-year mandate of nine of the 17 CNE members expired in May 2019, just five months ahead of the general elections. To avoid any disruption that could arise from changing the membership of the election supervisory body within such a short period before election day, the parliament extended the mandate of these nine members to coincide with the expiry of mandate of the remaining eight members in April 2020.”

European Union Election Observation Mission, Republic of Mozambique, General and Provincial Assembly Elections, 15 October 2019, FINAL REPORT, accessed 13 Feb 2020

“The CNE is comprised of 17 members, including five representatives from FRELIMO, four RENAMO, one MDM, and seven members from civil society organisations. The CNE president, proposed by civil society members, is elected by CNE members and sworn in by the president of the republic. The two vice-presidents are appointed by the two most-voted parliamentary political parties. The six-year mandate of nine of the 17 CNE members expired in May 2019, just five months ahead of the general elections. To avoid any disruption that could arise from changing the membership of the election supervisory body within such a short period before election day, the parliament extended the mandate of these nine members to coincide with the expiry of mandate of the remaining eight members in April 2020.”

European Union Election Observation Mission, Republic of Mozambique, General and Provincial Assembly Elections, 15 October 2019, FINAL REPORT, accessed 13 Feb 2020

“The CNE is comprised of 17 members, including five representatives from FRELIMO, four RENAMO, one MDM, and seven members from civil society organisations. The CNE president, proposed by civil society members, is elected by CNE members and sworn in by the president of the republic. The two vice-presidents are appointed by the two most-voted parliamentary political parties. The six-year mandate of nine of the 17 CNE members expired in May 2019, just five months ahead of the general elections. To avoid any disruption that could arise from changing the membership of the election supervisory body within such a short period before election day, the parliament extended the mandate of these nine members to coincide with the expiry of mandate of the remaining eight members in April 2020.”

EMB members are composed of representatives of political parties and civil society organizations