Mozambique rocked by the killings of 2 ... - Associated Press News
6 days ago · Frelimo candidate Daniel Chapo holds a clear lead in the presidential race, with Mondlane second, according to preliminary results. The final election results are due next week and Chapo is expected to be announced as the winner to succeed President Filipe Nyusi, who has served the maximum of two terms allowed under the constitution.. Dias was seen as a key figure in the legal preparations to ...
Long-ruling party leads in Mozambique's ... - Associated Press News
Oct 16, 2024 · Frelimo came to power at independence but then fought a bloody 15-year civil war against rebel group Renamo, which later became the main opposition party and also contested this election. Mondlane was a member of the Renamo party before breaking away months before the election and standing as an independent.
Frelimo's candidate wins in Maputo amid ongoing vote count
Oct 14, 2024 · Daniel Chapo, representing the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo), secured 54% of the votes in Maputo, according to the electoral commission. Independent candidate Venancio Mondlane, backed by ...
Mozambique ruling party leads early election results as opposition ...
Oct 16, 2024 · Mozambique's ruling party Frelimo was leading provisional election results in all 11 provinces on Wednesday, while opposition parties cried fraud and one called for a strike. ... Reuters, the news ...
Mozambique awaits election results as the ... - Associated Press News
Oct 10, 2024 · Frelimo is a leftist former liberation movement that established a one-party state after independence. It fought a bloody civil war against rebel group Renamo, which became the main opposition after a 1992 peace deal. The peace between Frelimo and Renamo has been fragile, with more fighting breaking out in 2013 and another deal signed in 2019.
Long-ruling party leads in Mozambique's election as opposition ...
Oct 16, 2024 · Daniel Chapo of the ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique, or Frelimo, is on course to win the vote, according to the provincial results, and succeed President Filipe Nyusi, who has served ...
Mozambique's election: Frelimo's Daniel Chapo faces strong ... - BBC
Oct 5, 2024 · News. US Election. Sport. Business. Innovation. Culture. Arts. Travel. Earth. Video. Live. Audio. ... the once all-powerful Frelimo party is fielding a presidential candidate who was born after ...
'We will win!': Mozambique's ruling party confident at final vote rally
Oct 6, 2024 · Back to homepage / Live news 'We will win!': Mozambique's ruling party confident at final vote rally. Maputo (AFP) – Mozambique's Frelimo party gathered around 4,000 people for a final rally ...
Mozambique awaits election results as the ruling party looks to …
Oct 10, 2024 · The governing Front for the Liberation of Mozambique, or Frelimo, has been in power for 49 years since Mozambique gained independence from colonial ruler Portugal in 1975, although the country ...
Mozambique election likely to extend ruling Frelimo's half …
Oct 8, 2024 · Based in Johannesburg, Nellie reports on general, economic and political news across sub-Saharan Africa. She previously spent six years in Dakar covering West and Central Africa.