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Soares was subject to an attempted assassination on 8 September 2016 by an assassin on a motorbike. The attempt failed when his AK-47 type weapon jammed and Soares was able to escape by car.

In Mozambique Soares has encouraged citizens to cooperate with census officials to improve the quality of information recorded. She favours decentralisation and wants more powers to be devolved to regional governors, many of which are Renamo members – this would require an amendment to the Constitution of Mozambique. Soares is also seeking to establish provincial police forces to supplement the federal force.

Ivone Soares (born 23 October 1979) is a Mozambican politician. She is the deputy leader of Mozambican National Resistance (known as RENAMO) and leads its parliamentary party in the Assembly of the Republic. Soares is also a member of the Pan-African Parliament where she is vice-president of youth. She was the target of an attempted assassination in September 2016.

Ivone Soares was born on 23 October 1979 in Bairro Central in Maputo. Her father was a technical engineer for Radio Mozambique and her uncle is opposition leader and RENAMO politician Afonso Dhlakama. Soares' family grew up near Maputo Cathedral and she attended the Josina Machel and Francisco Manyanga secondary schools. Whilst growing up Soares became interested in politics and began leafleting for RENAMO at the age of 14 and attended meetings of its youth league. As soon as she turned 18 Soares registered as a member of the organisation. Her mother is a member of the opposing FRELIMO party. Soares has a degree in communications science and in 2015 studied for a masters degree in public administration.