Maputo — Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party on Thursday morning conceded defeat in the mayoral by-election in the northern city of Nampula.
At a Nampula press conference, the head of the central Frelimo brigade in the election campaign, Political Commission member Tomas Salomao, congratulated Paulo Vahanle, the candidate of the rebel movement Renamo, for his victory. He said that the voters of Nampula had given their verdict “and it must be respected”.
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