Mozambique: Differing Views of Municipal Elections in Assembly

Maputo — Dramatically different interpretations of last week's municipal elections were on display on Thursday at the formal opening session of the end-of-year sitting of the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic.

The head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Frelimo Party, Margarida Talapa, claimed that the elections were "free, fair and transparent", while her opposite number in the main opposition party, Renamo, Ivone Soares declared the "enormous irregularities" meant there was no way the elections could be described as free or credible.

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