Daniel Chapo of the ruling Frelimo party has been confirmed as Mozambique's president after the constitutional court upheld his victory in the October 9th election. Despite protests from the opposition and reports of irregularities, Chapo secured 65.2% of the vote, surpassing the required 50% threshold. The opposition candidate Venâncio Mondlane, who garnered 24.2% of the vote, claims the election was fraudulent and has called for continued protests.
Protesters took to the streets after the country’s constitutional court said Daniel Chapo won with 65.2% of the vote.Protesters took to the streets after the country’s constitutional court said Daniel Chapo won with 65.2% of the vote. Daniel Chapo , of the ruling Frelimo party, won the 9 October presidential election with 65.2% of the vote, Lúcia Ribeiro, the chair of Mozambique ’s constitutional council, told a press conference on Monday.
Meanwhile, the second-place opposition candidate Venâncio Mondlane, who has captured the imagination of young urban voters, got 24.2%, up from 20.3%, but nowhere near the majority he has claimed. Before the ruling on Monday afternoon, Mondlane told his supporters to stay at home until Friday, as part of the anti-election protests, whose latest stage he has dubbed “TurboV8”. He also said they should not commit any violence.
After the ruling, Mozambican TV stations broadcast footage of tyres being burned in the streets that were otherwise empty apart from armed state security officers.Chapo, who is due to take office on 15 January, told a crowd of cheering Frelimo supporters that he would lead an electoral reform process. “Dialogue is the only way to build social harmony,” he said, without elaborating.
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