General elections were held in
Mozambique on 1 and 2 December 2004 to elect a
president and the
Assembly of the Republic. Incumbent president
Joaquim Chissano stepped down after 18 years in power, with five candidates running to succeed him.
Armando Guebuza of the ruling
FRELIMO party won, with over 60% of the vote. FRELIMO also won the Assembly elections, taking 160 of the 250 seats. Turnout for both elections was just over 36%.