The presidential candidate of the Frelimo party, Daniel Chapo, promised yesterday to devote special attention to the revision of the electoral law and the recovery of the Mozambican economy in the first cycle of governance. Speaking to the press as part of the celebration of his 48th birthday, Chapo, who has been declared the winner of the October 9, 2024 elections, believes that the...
The President of the Constitutional Council (CC), Lúcia Ribeiro, assures that the decision on the election results will, first and foremost, respect the law, considering the current political and social situation. "Given this context [of turmoil], in this ruling, perhaps the most important thing is not the words, but the clarity of the numbers. This is my perception..."
The head of the central assistance brigade for Maputo province and a member of the political commission, Verônica Macamo, on Friday (22) repudiated the violent demonstrations, which she considers illegal. "Demonstration is a right. It's true that it's a right that also demands it, because the law says that we have the right to demonstrate, but...
The president of the Mozambican Bar Association says that parliament's decision not to discuss and approve the new police laws was wise and democratic. Last month, parliament withdrew the revision of the Police and National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) laws from debate without explaining the decision....
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, is demanding changes in the way the process has been conducted, especially with regard to legality. "The Constitutional Council's biggest challenge in this process is to guarantee the legality and fairness of the disputes throughout the electoral process, as a guarantor of our unitary state. This challenge...
Mozambique is in the process of implementing the voluntary principles on security and human rights, as a way of guaranteeing harmonious coexistence between companies that exploit natural resources and local communities. The information was given yesterday (26) by the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs, Justino Tonela, during a seminar on "the...
The law should oblige parties to declare all sources of income to prevent illicit political financing in electoral campaigns, argues the Center for Public Integrity (CIP). The position has to do with the weaknesses caused in Mozambique by growing organized crime. The CIP warns of the possibility that political activities are being financed...
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, has promulgated and ordered the publication of the Law that establishes the legal framework for the election of the President of the Republic and the members of the Assembly of the Republic. In another presidential order, the Head of State promulgated and ordered the publication of the Law that establishes the legal framework for the election...
The Assembly of the Republic has just decided to postpone the debate on the revision of the Laws of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) and the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) until the next parliamentary term. Without giving any reasons for the decision, the President of the Assembly of the Republic made the announcement after a private meeting of the...
The Assembly of the Republic (AR) will once again debate the revision of the Electoral Law during its tenth ordinary session, which begins today, in accordance with the recommendations of the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi. The Electoral Law had already been debated and submitted to the Head of State for consideration and promulgation, but was returned to parliament for...