Mozambican MPs have expressed their concern about the dissolution of Parliament in Guinea-Bissau. The MDM parliamentary caucus spoke of "interference" and "kicking the Constitution to the curb", while Frelimo called for "strict respect for the Constitution of the Republic". For its part, Renamo's parliamentary caucus called for dialog.

Mozambique's three parliamentary benches have expressed their views on the dissolution of the Guinean parliament by President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. On Monday, Sissoco Embaló announced the dissolution of the assembly, justifying the decision with the crisis in the country following clashes between security forces which he described as "a coup d'état".

Quoted by RFI, Feliz Sílvia, spokesman for Frelimo's parliamentary caucus, said: "We want to appeal to our brothers in Guinea-Bissau to focus more on democratic aspects and strict respect for the Constitution of the Republic."

Fernando Bismarques, spokesman for the MDM parliamentary group, even spoke of "interference" and "kicking the Constitution": "We repudiate this behavior, which is the result of interference, and therefore a kicking of the Constitution of Guinea-Bissau because, since the President's mandate ends in February next year, since the National Assembly of Guinea-Bissau was elected this year, there is no margin for the dissolution of Parliament."

Arnaldo Chalaua, spokesman for Renamo's parliamentary caucus, called for dialog: "And if this dialog is exhausted, we need to bring in some elements to call those who are right to account and bring back the state, which is always stable."

On Tuesday, the president-in-office of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) called for "respect for the principles of the rule of democratic law and the separation of powers" in Guinea-Bissau.

A statement from the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities of Timor-Leste said that the CPLP "is following with concern the recent events in Guinea-Bissau, involving the defense and security forces of that member state".

The CPLP, through the head of diplomacy of the country holding the rotating presidency, "calls for respect for the principles of the democratic rule of law and the separation of powers, particularly the independence of the judiciary, as enshrined in its respective fundamental law".