October 28
Mozambique: Opposition Party Appeals Against Electoral Body Declaring Frelimo Win
Breaking news: Read more »
October 27
Mozambique: Numbers Talk, Telling Story of 170,000 Fake Votes - Report
CNE results show 170,000 fake votes for Frelimo and Chapo Read more »
October 26
Mozambique: 10 Killed During Protests as Govt Shuts Down Internet
Two days of demonstrations, shootings, detentions, and an internet shutdown Read more »
October 25
Mozambique: Election Results Approved by 9-7 Vote
The national elections results were only approved by the National Elections Commission (CNE) in a narrow 9-7 vote early Thursday morning. The seven opponents demanded that votes be… Read more »
October 24
Mozambique: Frelimo Wins, Renamo Beat, and Podemos is New Official Opposition
Frelimo wins total control, Renamo smashed, Podemos new official opposition Read more »
October 23
Mozambique: 'Turnout Low Because Fraud Means Their Votes Don't Count'
Catholic bishops say turnout low because voters know fraud means their votes don't count Read more »
Mozambique: Protests Against Election Fraud Leave One Dead, Several Hurt - Report
Protests continued with one dead and a dozen injured in Maputo Maxaquene neighbourhood in Maputo city was the epicentre of the demonstrations that extended into the night Monday… Read more »
October 22
Mozambique: Venâncio Mondlane Press Briefing Tear-gassed
Police this morning (Monday 21 October) broke up a small demonstration at Praça da OMM, Maputo, the site of the gunning down Saturday of Elvino Dias and Paulo Guambe. Police… Read more »
Mozambique: UN Head Condemns Assassinations
"UN Secretary-General António Guterres vehemently condemned the murders in Maputo of Elvino Dias, legal adviser to Mozambican presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane, and… Read more »
October 18
Mozambique: Secret Counting, Illegal Polling Officials - Opposition Calls for National Strike
Caia court says 29 polling station chairs were in their posts illegally; criminal trials now possible Read more »
October 19
Mozambique: Two Aides of Mondlane Assassinated
Two top aides of Venâncio Mondlane gunned down Read more »
October 21
Mozambique: Opposition Member Dias Killed Writing Draft of Party Appeal to Concourt
Elvino Dias was killed preparing a draft of the Podemos appeal to the Constitutional Council Read more »
October 15
Mozambique: Observers and Journalists Prevented From Observing District Count
Journalists and observers have been barred from attending some counts of the results at district level in Inhambane, Gaza, Niassa and Nampula. Read more »
Mozambique: Podemos Accuses Frelimo of Planning to Grant Second Place to Renamo
Preliminary counts indicate that Renamo and Podemos will have similar numbers of members of parliament; the one with the most seats will become the official opposition. In a letter… Read more »
Mozambique: Teacher and Member of the Provincial Assembly Detained in Maganja
Aldino Material, a secondary school teacher who was standing for a further term as a member of the Zambézia Provincial Assembly, was detained by the police after he… Read more »
Mozambique: Fake Observer Caught Bribing Opposition Monitor To Ignore Frelimo Ballot Box Stuffing
Several thousand Frelimo party activists have been accredited as observers, in order to stuff ballot boxes. One was trapped and caught dramatically in a Maganja da Costa,… Read more »
October 16
Mozambique: Ballot Bags Torn Open in Mandimba
A video made by opposition delegates shows a group of MMVs found in the act of tampering with plastic bags containing ballots in one of the local warehouses. Sorted ballots go into… Read more »
Mozambique: Fraud Was Done Openly, Observers Report
Fraud was so brazen that it was carried out in full view of observers, the civil society observer group Mais Integridade reported this morning (16 October). Ballot box stuffing,… Read more »
Mozambique: Podemos Will Be The Official Opposition
Support for Renamo and its head Ossufu Momade collapsed, and will have only 20 seats in parliament. Podemos is now the largest opposition party in parliament. 31 seats There could… Read more »
Mozambique: Record Low Turnout With Boycott in North
Turnout in this election matched the lowest ever for a national election, 43%. There was an effective boycott in the north with only 28% voting in Nampula and 33% in… Read more »
October 13
Mozambique: EU Critical
The European Union and the European parliament held a joint press conference yesterday, and they were critical. Both noted that polling station results sheets (editais) were… Read more »
Mozambique: Low Turnout Continues
Results are still preliminary, and later polling stations are often those with more votes to count. But it is clear that the turnout will be a record low, perhaps as low as 35%.… Read more »
October 14
Mozambique: Voting Today in Gilé, Maganja, and Germany
Voting will take place today in 28 polling stations that did not open Wednesday - 19 in Gilé and 4 in Maganja da Costa, both in Zambézia, and 5 in Germany, the CNE… Read more »
Mozambique: And Fake Observers in Zambézia
In the past few elections Frelimo has registered fake observers, mostly from Frelimo's Mozambican Youth Organisation (Organização da Juventude Moçambicana,… Read more »
October 13
Mozambique: Observers Confirm Widespread Ballot Box Stuffing
Ballot box stuffing is not new, but it was much more brazen and open in this election compared to past elections. EU observers actually witnessed ballot box stuffing in six… Read more »
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