Mozambique: Frelimo Wins in Tete, Renamo Contests

Maputo — The Tete District Elections Commission (CDE) in western Mozambique on Saturday declared that the ruling Frelimo Party has won the election for the Tete Municipal Assembly, held on Wednesday - but the main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, is rejecting this as fraudulent.

The CDE result gives Frelimo 54 per cent to 43 per cent for Renamo. The Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM) came a poor third with 2.5 per cent.

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