Mozambique

Mozambique has held a series of largely free and fair elections since the end of the civil war in 1992. All have been won by the incumbent FRELIMO Party following results routinely disputed by the opposition RENAMO. While a return to internecine conflict seems improbable, historic political divides along regional and ethnic grounds remain deep, making it extremely difficult to reach consensus on any substantive issue. FRELIMO's dominance opens the door to corruption, and raises concerns about growing voter apathy: in the last general election in 2004, the turnout was only

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