The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) estimates that implementing electoral risk monitoring and management in Mozambique costs more than five million meticais.

The proposal to create such a system arises in order to be able to foresee and prevent the occurrence of natural calamities during the entire election period, from campaigning to voting.

The head of IDEA's mission, Miguel de Brito, said this Thursday that the system will be able to guarantee the integrity and quality of the electoral processes.

The system will make it possible to reduce the damage that can occur during the electoral process as a result of natural disasters, armed attacks in Cabo Delgado among other events, said the President of the National Electoral Commission, Carlos Matsinhe.

Between the months of October and April, Mozambique is cyclically hit by cyclonic winds from the Indian Ocean and flooding from the southern African basins, as well as droughts that almost always affect parts of the southern parts of the country.

The country begins a new electoral cycle in 2023, with the holding of local elections, followed by general elections in 2024 (presidential, legislative, provincial, and possibly district elections), in a cycle budgeted at 18.7 billion meticais.