Mozambique: Mozambicans Favour Multiparty Competition, Increasingly Feel Distant From Political Parties

Three-fourths of citizens see opposition’s role as cooperation with government rather than scrutiny.

Key findings

• Support for multiparty competition has increased by 23 percentage points over two decades, from 44% in 2002 to 67% in 2022. o Over the same timeframe, disapproval of one-party governance has risen by 22 points, from 42% to 64%.
• While 43% of Mozambicans think it is better for political power to change hands from time to time, half (51%) deem it acceptable for one party to dominate so…