The President of the National Electoral Commission (CNE), Dom Carlos Matsinhe, today in Maputo called on political parties and the population in general to be civilized during the electoral period.

Speaking to the press on the occasion of the start, on Saturday (24), of the electoral campaign for the general elections on October 9, the source said that the electorate should now be made aware of the need to go to the polls en masse.

"Participating in this process will also mean maturing our electorate, in practical life and in rooting democracy in the lives of citizens," he said.

The General Elections and the Elections of the Members of the Provincial Assemblies to choose the President of the Republic, Members of the Assembly of the Republic, Members of the Provincial Assemblies and the Provincial Governor are the result.

of the appointment by the President of the Republic, by means of Presidential Decree no. 8/2023, of August 7, under the terms of article 158(d) of the Constitution of the Republic, in conjunction with article 6(1) of Law no. 8/2013, of February 27, as amended and republished by Law no.º 2/2019, de 31 de Maio, and article 8(1) of Law no. 3/2019, de 31 de Maio, which determine the holding of general elections and provincial assemblies on the proposal of the CNE and after hearing the Council of State, under the terms of article 159(d) and article 165(d), both of the country's fundamental law.