PODEMOS presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane accused Renamo of lying to the Mozambican people by claiming to have won the October 9 elections. "Renamo lied to the people. It didn't win the elections," said Mondlane, suggesting the resignation of Renamo party spokesman Arnaldo Chalaua. In more live...
Renamo, MDM and ND defend annulment of October 9 general elections
The annulment of the elections is the way to end the demonstrations, according to the Renamo, Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM) and New Democracy (ND) parties. According to the Secretary General of Renamo, Clementina Bomba, the country has never held free, fair and transparent elections and what happened on the 9th was a crime against democracy....
Renamo holds National Council after CC announces election results
The Renamo party will hold its National Council after the Constitutional Council (CC) announces the final results of the October 9 elections. The information was given today in Maputo at a press conference by Renamo spokesman Arnaldo Chalaua. Regarding the electoral process, Chalaua said he hoped that the Constitutional Council would be able to bring...
Post-election crisis: Momade only agrees to meet Nyusi if all candidates take part
Ossufo Momade, president and presidential candidate for Renamo, will only take part in the dialog with Filipe Nyusi on the political crisis after the electoral process if all the presidential candidates are present. "This meeting only makes sense if all the candidates are present," said Renamo spokesman Marcial Macome at the end of a meeting of the Renamo political...
Zambézia: Forbidden to march, Renamo members demand resignation of delegate
A group of Renamo members in Quelimane gathered at the Renamo delegation, where they chanted and demanded the resignation of the current delegate, Inácio Reis. The group, which included members and heads of administrative posts, was complaining about the current management of Renamo's provincial political delegation, because it is being banned from demonstrating. "We want...
Renamo proposes annulment of October 9 elections and creation of caretaker government
Renamo proposes the annulment of the October 9 general elections, the holding of new elections, the adoption of a government to manage public institutions and the dissolution of the current electoral management model. Ossufo Momade, President of the political grouping, explained that the elections should be annulled because there is evidence that they were fraudulent. "We have come to ask...
Ossufo Momade could lose 71 million meticais and Renamo could lose countless powers
Renamo President Ossufo Momade could lose benefits worth 71 million meticais a year if his party loses its position as the second most voted member of parliament. The political formation could also see its powers of legislative influence, such as appointing the second vice-president of the Assembly of the Republic, appointing judges...
Ossufo Momade resigns after "electoral disaster"
Ossufo Momade, the leader of what used to be Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has resigned, according to the electoral bulletin of the Centre for Public Integrity (CIP), a Mozambican non-governmental organization. According to the same publication in its Tuesday edition, Ossufo Momade tendered his resignation during a meeting...
Appreciate Podemos' feat, but lament the fall of the giant Renamo - Bitone Viage
Bitone Viagem, a political analyst with the Mais Integridade Electoral Consortium, believes that the centralized results of the October 9 general elections did not exceed expectations. "In general terms, we should appreciate this electoral feat by the Podemos party, and regret this historic one by the giant called Renamo," he said. The results were presented by the National...
Results lead people to one-party rule - Renamo
Renamo party representative Geraldo Carvalho said today in Maputo that the centralized results announced by the National Electoral Commission (CNE) are taking the people back to a one-party era. For Carvalho, "this is playing with the Mozambican people. This is pulling the Mozambican people towards one-party rule". The CNE announced today the results of the...