Mozambique: Constitutional Council Rejects Renamo Appeal

Maputo — The Constitutional Council, Mozambique's highest body in matters of constitutional and electoral law, has rejected an appeal by the main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, against the results of the voter registration in the southern province of Gaza.

Renamo pointed out the gross inconsistencies between the figures for Gaza's population in the 2017 Census, and the number of registered voters in Gaza. According to the figures announced by the National Elections Commission (CNE), Renamo said, "80 per cent of the population of Gaza is 18 years or more old".

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