Maputo — Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, on Friday claimed victory in Wednesday's municipal election in the southern city of Matola, which is the second largest city in the country.
At a press conference in Matola, Renamo claimed that its parallel count, of 92 per cent of the polling stations, gives it a two per cent lead over the ruling Frelimo Party. The switch to Renamo has crushed the second opposition party, the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), which took less than four per cent of the votes.
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