Maputo — Former Prime Minister Luisa Diogo, the only women among the five people who competed on Saturday to become the presidential candidate of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party, told reporters that she had done her best to win.
She forced the election into a second round. On the first round, the winner, Defence Minister Filipe Nyussi, had 49 per cent of the vote - below the 50 per cent plus one required for vctory. The three candidates with fewest votes were knocked out, and on trhe second round Nyussi took 135 votes (68 per cent) to 61 (31 per cent) for Diogo.
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