Renamo, the main opposition party in the country, says the alleged lack of money for the next electoral cycle is a trial attempt to postpone district elections or force a third term for the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi. This position comes after the National Elections Commission (CNE) revealed...
"What is written, is written," says Renamo in refusing to renegotiate decentralization
The political debate in Mozambique has recently been dominated by the holding of elections for district assemblies, with suggestions that the government and Renamo should renegotiate this clause of the agreement between the parties on decentralisation. But for Renamo, there is no negotiation possible, "what is written is written. O...
Opposition parties criticize "cosmetic" measures to stimulate the economy
The opposition parties in Mozambique consider that the measures to stimulate the economy, announced by the Government of the Liberation Front of Mozambique (FRELIMO) are disappointing. "The measures presented by the head of state frustrate the Mozambican people and have disappointed them, insofar as they do not solve the problem of hunger and poverty,"...
Renamo again denounces political intolerance in Mozambique
Renamo, the largest opposition party, once again denounced what it called acts of persecution and political intolerance against its members, allegedly led by Frelimo. The spokesman of the Renamo party said that on the day marking the third anniversary of the agreement on the end of military hostilities between the government and Renamo, the party's spokesman...
Renamo rejects postponement of district elections 2024
The main opposition party Resistência Nacional Moçambicana (Renamo) today rejected a possible postponement of district elections in 2024, noting that the ballot is part of the peace process, deepening democracy and national reconciliation. "The holding of the 2024 district elections stems from the fulfillment of the constitutional command that was achieved after a long...
Renamo demilitarization process may be concluded by the end of the year
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, said yesterday that all Renamo military bases should be closed by the end of the year. "By the end of 2022, the four remaining Renamo bases may be closed," said the Mozambican head of state, during the opening of the fifth session of the Frelimo Central Committee, which...
State Budget needs more transparency, says IMD
The Institute for Multiparty Democracy (IMD), a non-governmental organization (NGO), argued that the Mozambican State Budget needs greater transparency. Dércio Alfazema, head of the IMD, said that challenges related to transparency in revenue management still prevail. He said that "there is a deficit in the implementation of the legislation, in a context where there are limitations...