Opposition parties warn of "threats and intimidation" by the police

Partidos da oposição alertam contra “ameaça e intimidação” por parte da Polícia

The president of the Renamo party, Ossufo Momade, called on the police to avoid "acts of threat and intimidation" in the local elections taking place today, asking for a "republican" attitude.

"We want to urge the Police of the Republic of Mozambique to comply with the law, we don't want excesses, we want every voter to be able to exercise their civic right, without being threatened, intimidated," said the president of the Renamo party, Ossufo Momade, speaking to journalists after exercising his right to vote in Maputo.

It should be noted that the police have been accused by observers and opposition parties of violating electoral legislation in favor of Frelimo.

"Today's vote must be a moment of "celebration" and "not war", Momade stressed, calling for free, fair and transparent local elections.

The Renamo leader urged voters in the 65 municipalities to go to the polls to exercise their right to vote.

The president of the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), the country's third largest party, Lutero Simango, also asked the police to act as a "republican" institution, avoiding a biased stance in protecting the electoral process.

"Our police must be republican police" and that the "generals should stop behaving like political commissars", said Simango.

The leader of the second largest opposition party, which leads the municipality of Beira, defended "total vigilance" in the local elections, so that the electoral process is free, fair and transparent.

These sixth local elections have more than 20,311 national observers and at least 80 international observers from diplomatic missions accredited to Mozambique, as well as more than 866 journalists and 364 candidate delegates, according to official figures

More than 8,000 voters from across the country's districts will today choose 65 new mayors of municipal councils and elected members of municipal assemblies.

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