TRUST IN POLITICAL POWER AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS IN MOZAMBIQUE: 2014-2018

Abstract

Having held six general elections (1994,1999,2004,2009,2014 and 2019), challenges are faced in the Mozambican democratic process, including understanding voter confidence in government institutions. The purpose of this article is to understand voters' confidence in the institutions of political power in Mozambique. Using a documentary review, through a theoretical approach that will make it possible to understand the issues of democratization in a broader sense, with a focus on Mozambique in the period from 2014 to 2018. We intend to use data from the Afrobarometer, from round 6 (R6) 20014 -2015 to analyze the electorate's confidence in relation to the institutions of political power as well as their leaders, the understanding of democracy and the degree of satisfaction in relation to democracy. It is noteworthy that more than 50% of respondents agree on how there are some problems in relation to Democracy in Mozambique and there is a need to improve the processes around some electoral management bodies.