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| Mozambique's president Nyusi wins second term, opposition rejects results |
| 2019-10-28 |
| [FRANCE24] Incumbent President Filipe Nyusi was declared the landslide winner in Mozambique's election this month, despite claims of widespread cheating, the electoral commission announced on Sunday. Nyusi of the ruling Frelimo party scored 73 percent of the vote, ahead of Ossufo Momade of Renamo, the rebel group turned opposition party, with almost 22 percent, commission chairman Abdul Carimo told a press briefing. Nyusi had been widely predicted to win, based on unofficial results from the October 15 vote, and Frelimo had already organised victory celebrations in the capital on Sunday. "For this election, Frelimo worked hard and our candidate Filipe Nyusi worked hard to achieve these results," Frelimo member Veronica Macamo told AFP. "All Mozambicans like him as a president," she added. But last week Renamo urged the Mozambique people to reject the "massive electoral fraud" it claims took place during the polls. It called for fresh elections, accusing the government of breaching a peace deal by using violence and intimidation on voting day. Mozambican civil society and international observers have flagged numerous alleged attempts to stuff ballot boxes and chase away election monitors, as well as hundreds of thousands of so-called "ghost voters" on the electoral roll. Related: Filipe Nyusi: 2019-03-21 Mozambique, Zimbabwe cyclone deaths exceed 300 as UN boosts aid Filipe Nyusi: 2019-01-30 3 Ugandans held over attacks in Mozambique's gas-rich north Filipe Nyusi: 2018-11-21 Mozambique's Apparent Islamist Insurgency Poses Multiple Threats Related: Mozambique: 2019-10-05 Tanzanian president backs official who caned school pupils Mozambique: 2019-07-07 Seven Killed in Mozambique Jihadist Attack Claimed by IS Mozambique: 2019-05-07 Militant attacks in Mozambique kill seven, threaten voter registration |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 As he so richly deserves. He needs to groom someone. |
| Posted by: newc 2019-10-28 02:00 |