The leader of the Mozambique Democratic Movement, Lutero Simango, says that the election results released today do not reflect the will of the people. Simango says that if electoral legality is not restored, he will opt for the "generalized mobilization of the electoral revolt, like the one we are seeing in Maputo City". The presidential candidate was speaking...
The Commonwealth electoral observation mission in Mozambique believes that the partisan structure of the National Electoral Commission (CNE) is more like a political administration body. According to the representative, Kenny Anthony, the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, this has raised concerns among various entities who perceive that the CNE's decisions are interpreted as...
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, has returned the electoral legislation to Parliament for re-examination, as there are articles that raise doubts. A press release quoted by "Notícias" says that this concerns article 196A (1) on the election of the President of the Republic and members of parliament, which stipulates that, "If there is proof of irregularities...
By April 13, the National Electoral Commission (CNE) had already registered 5,304,110 voters, which corresponds to 70,78% of the 7,494,011 voters scheduled to be registered. With 12 days to go until the end of the process, the CNE recalled that 16,217,816 voters are expected to be registered for the next elections, including the 8,723,805 registered last year in...
The reverend, musician, writer and former President of the National Electoral Commission (CNE), Arão Litsuri, died of an illness in the early hours of Sunday morning, after spending a week in hospital in South Africa. The information was provided by the portal "O País" and by Televisão de Moçambique, on one of its networks...
Venâncio Mondlane denounces the sending of false minutes and notices to the Constitutional Council (CC) by the National Electoral Commission (CNE). In these terms, the Renamo candidate in Maputo says he will not accept the results. "Look at what they want to send to the Constitutional Council. Didn't the Constitutional Council ask for original minutes and notices? The very...
The Association of Combatants of the National Liberation Struggle (ACLLIN) of Mozambique today called for 'confusion' to be avoided during the demonstrations against the results of the local elections in the country, suggesting that the decision of the Constitutional Council (CC) be awaited. The association of Mozambican veterans of the anti-colonial war acknowledged that there may have been...
The Anglican Council of Mozambique is calling on electoral bodies, and in particular Bishop Carlos Matsinhe, to observe electoral law and the practice of truth. In a pastoral letter signed by Dom Vicente Msosa, vice-president of the Anglican Council of Mozambique, the highest deliberative body says that the Mozambican people expect honesty,...
The President of the National Electoral Commission (CNE), Dom Carlos Simão Matsinhe, warned of the need to work to prevent acts of political violence during the electoral campaign for the October 11 elections. "We must transform this electoral period into a time for circulating messages of peace, harmony, concord, inclusion,...
The National Electoral Commission (CNE) announced yesterday that the presentation of candidacies for the October 11 local elections will take place from June 26 to July 14. "The political parties and coalitions of political parties will present their candidacies to the National Electoral Commission, while society organizations...