March 20
Mozambique: Priority to Frelimo Members in Sofala
In Inharongue and Danga EPCs, Buzi, Sofala, registration brigade members have allegedly been instructed to attend first to Frelimo members who come with the saguta (village heads)… Read more »
Mozambique: CIP Observer Credentials Blocked
CIP is being denied press credentials in Maputo City, Maputo province, Gaza, Nampula and Tete, despite applications have been made two to three weeks ago. In Cabo Delgado, Niassa,… Read more »
March 18
Mozambique: Normality in Other Provinces
By 09.00 Maputo city registered few new voters. There were none at Quisse Mavota Secondary School, Maxaquene EPC, the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education of the Eduardo… Read more »
Mozambique: Delayed Start in Cabo Delgado
Wars and heavy rain earlier this month delayed the start of registration in Cabo Delgado. Read more »
Mozambique: Starting in the Rain
Various delays and law changes forced the start of registration in the rainy season. In Manhiça district, Maputo province, the day was marked by difficulties in access to… Read more »
Mozambique: Bad Start in Many Places - Even District Administrators Had Problems Registering
In Zambézia two district administrators had trouble registering. In Ile District, it took 30 minutes to register district administrator Onório das Dores Pereira Vaz… Read more »
Mozambique: Bad Start in Many Places - Even District Administrators Had Problems Registering
In Zambézia two district administrators had trouble registering. In Ile District, it took 30 minutes to register district administrator Onório das Dores Pereira Vaz… Read more »
March 17
Mozambique: Crowds Registering in Rural Areas, But as Last Year, Many Problems
Voter registration began Friday with crowds in some rural areas but few people in cities, our team of more than 400 correspondents reported yesterday. This was expected. Last year… Read more »
February 20
Mozambique: 25 Years of Electoral Fraud, Protected By Secrecy
From declaring Joaquim Chissano president in 1999 when Afonso Dhlakama had the most votes, to naming Frelimo victor in Maputo and Matola when Renamo had most votes in 2023,… Read more »
February 14
Mozambique: Renamo Proposes a Number of Individual Changes.
To stop Frelimo naming polling station staff, Renamo calls for the jury composed of the director, deputy directors (Frelimo and Renamo), and a technician from the third party… Read more »
February 15
Mozambique: Recounts Instead of Secret Changes
Renamo would bar most of the current secret changes by STAEs and electoral commissions, and replace them with recounts. as in most democracies. It proposes: "The District Judicial… Read more »
February 14
Mozambique: New Transparency Would Include LIve Reporting of Counting
Renamo's proposals call for a major increase in transparency. Renamo proposes that during the initial count in the polling station, "In the interests of electoral transparency, the… Read more »
Mozambique: Renamo Proposes Law Changes to Prevent Recurrence of last Year's Frauds
For the parliament session starting 22 February, Renamo has proposed major changes to the electoral law, to try to prevent a repeat of the frauds and misconduct in the 2023… Read more »
Mozambique: Insurgency in Cabo Delgado Means Rural Zones Not Safe for Registration
The National Elections Commission has not yet decided on how to hold voter registration in Cabo Delgado province, but sources in the election management bodies say registration… Read more »
Mozambique: Opposition Proposes Longer Prison Terms of up to 12 Years for Electoral Crimes
Tougher penalties for those who adulterate the election results are included in Renamo's proposal to amend electoral legislation. Renamo calls for penalties of between 8 and 12… Read more »
Mozambique: Opposition Proposes Longer Prison Terms of Up to 12 Years for Electoral Crimes
Tougher penalties for those who adulterate the election results are included in Renamo's proposal to amend electoral legislation. Renamo calls for penalties of between 8 and 12… Read more »
February 08
Mozambique: CNE Must Announce Number of Candidates Before it Knows How Many Voters Registered
The ongoing election law is forcing the CNE to announce the number of candidates that parties must submit before it knows how many people have been registered, according to the… Read more »
January 15
Mozambique: Frelimo Asks Special Parliament Session to Clean Up Election Laws - And Squeeze the Opposition
Frelimo asks special parliament session to clean up election laws - and squeeze the opposition Read more »
December 11, 2023
Mozambique: With Heavy Police Presence, Turnout Under 20% in Nacala and Milange
In Milange, Zambézia, turnout will be less than 20% with two polling stations where nobody voted. Read more »
Mozambique: Arrests, Assaults, Ballot Box Stuffing and Low Turnout in Voting This Morning
A massive police presence, some arrests and assaults, an attempt to introduce pre-voted ballot papers, and a very low turnout marked the first hours of the repeat elections this… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Mozambique: Why Did the Constitutional Council Take Alto Molocue from Frelimo?
The Constitutional Council took Alto Molocue away from Frelimo and gave it to Renamo, in secret, and not on the basis of publicly available documents. All publicly available… Read more »
November 28, 2023
Mozambique: Electoral Body Proposes Election Re-Run in December
The Council of Ministers is expected to announce, by tomorrow, the date for the repeat of the local elections in Marromeu and parts of Guruè, Milange and Nacala-Porto. The… Read more »
November 27, 2023
Mozambique: Constitutional Council Wants Changes to the Electoral Court System
Constitutional Council Wants Major Changes to Vote Tabulation & Courts, but Not to its Own Secret Procedures Which Mean Crime Pays Read more »
Mozambique: Constitutional Council Confirms Mega-Fraud, Names Renamo Winner in Four More Cities
The Constitutional Council today confirmed widespread fraud in the 11 October municipal elections. The CC declared Renamo the winner in Chíure, Quelimane, Alto Molocue and… Read more »
November 22, 2023
Mozambique: Constitutional Council Demands Election Results Sheets
Renamo members discovered two weeks late that the Constitutional Council (CC) had been asking the National Elections Commission (CNE) for original results sheets (editais) from… Read more »