At least 23 polling stations did not open in the districts of Gilé and Maganja da Costa, in Zambézia province, due to a lack of voting materials and a strike by polling station staff demanding their allowances..

According to a Sunday newspaperThis was confirmed by the president of the Provincial Electoral Commission (CPE), Emilio Mpanga, during the preliminary assessment of the vote.

In the same publication, Mpanga said that only the National Electoral Commission (CNE) has the power to decide what will happen in the places where no votes were cast.

Figures from the CPE indicate that there were 19 tables in the Gilé district and four in Maganja da Costa.

Meanwhile, the source said that the partial tabulation of the results was currently underway.

(Photo DR)