Mozambique Poll: Opposition Calls For Re-Run After Nyusi's Win - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 29, 2019
Mozambique’s opposition has calledfor a re-run of the general election alleging vote rigging, intimidation andviolence, claims the ruling party denies.
President-elect Filipe Nyusi securedanother five-year term after a win in the general election. He won seventythree per cent of the presidential vote.
The country’s National ElectionsCommission in the final results announcement, Frelimo party won just underthree quarters of the 250 parliamentary seats. The 17-member elections body approvedthe results by a vote of nine to eight.
The opposition Renamo party hasdescribed the electoral process as a farce, citing alleged violations of theconstitution.
Independent observers have alsodescribed the vote as deeply inconsistent.