2. Such reacquisition of nationality shall restore the legal status held prior to the loss of nationality.
SECTION V. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Article 27
Any other nationality of persons who are Mozambican nationals under the terms of Mozambican law shall not be
recognized nor have any legal effect internally in the Republic of Mozambique.
Article 28
The registration and proof of acquisition, loss and reacquisition of Mozambican nationality shall be regulated by law.
Article 29
1. Naturalized citizens shall not be eligible for a career in the diplomatic or military service or any such equivalent.
2. The law shall define conditions under which naturalized Mozambican citizens and foreigners may exercise public
functions or private functions of public interest.
CHAPTER 3PARTICIPATION IN THE POLITICAL LIFE OF THE STATE
Article 30
The Mozambican people shall exercise political power through electing their representatives by universal, direct,
secret and periodic suffrage, through referenda on major national issues, and through permanent democratic
participation by citizens in the affairs of the nation.
Article 31
1. Parties are the expression of political pluralism, competing to form and express popular will, and are the
fundamental instruments for the democratic participation of citizens in the governing of the country.
2. The internal structure and the operation of political parties shall be democratic.
Article 32
1. In profound respect for national unity, political parties are bound by the principles enshrined in the Constitution and
in the law.
2. The formation and operation of political parties shall, in particular:
a) be national in scope;
b) uphold national interests;
c) contribute to the formation of public opinion, especially on major national issues; and
d) strengthen the patriotic spirit citizens and the consolidation of the Mozambican nation.
3. Parties shall contribute, through the political and civic education of citizens, towards peace and stability in the
country.
4. The formation, structure and operation of parties shall be regulated by law.
Article 33
Political parties shall be prohibited from advocating or resorting to violence in order to change the political and social
order of the country.
Article 34
1. Social organizations, as associations of citizens having joint interests and affinities, have an important role in
promoting democracy and in the participation of citizens in political affairs.
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