The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has deployed 32 observers in teams of two to all the country's provinces where, among other things, they will meet with all the parties involved in the electoral process, such as local authorities, electoral institutions, candidates, the media and representatives of civil society. According to the head...
Category: Special Elections
News outlets favor Frelimo in election campaign coverage
The country is going through the electoral campaign period, in which political parties are trying to convince the electorate that their political groupings are the best alternative for governing over the next five years. In this process, with a view to the October 9 ballot, the political parties have the right to air their views, as enshrined in the law, on...
Chapo says he will reactivate processing industries in Gaza
Frelimo's presidential candidate, Daniel Chapo, promises to solve the problems of the citizens of Gaza if he wins the presidential elections on October 9. And he was more specific in his promises. "I'm going to reactivate the agro-processing factories and thus guarantee greater employability for the young people of Chokwé," he said, quoted by "O País." He said that "we have already...
Death threat for giving pension rooms to Podemos
An economic operator is receiving death threats for giving up rooms in his pension to host members and supporters of the Podemos party. The case took place in Marrupa, in Niassa province. Podemos is the political party supporting Venâncio Mondlane's independent candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic. The economic agent, according to the Boletim de...
Graça Machel says she supports Daniel Chapo and points to the fight against corruption as a priority
The widow of the first Mozambican President, Samora Machel, and historic Frelimo party activist, Graça Machel, has released a video in which she presents her support for presidential candidate Daniel Chapo. "Comrade Chapo, you are my candidate, you are the candidate of the entire Machel family, not only because you are the candidate of the Frelimo party, but above all...
Election campaigns: Parties ignore accessibility issues for people with disabilities
People with physical limitations (especially wheelchair users) and cognitive limitations (sight, speech and hearing) are not counted in the inclusive accounts when it comes to political campaigning for votes. The Mais Integridade Electoral Consortium revealed today in Maputo that political parties have often failed to consider issues of accessibility of space and information...
Election observers condemn rise in hate speech between political parties
Hate speech marked the second week of the electoral campaign for the general elections on October 9 in a negative way, according to the Mais Integridade Electoral Consortium. Speaking today in Maputo, at the presentation of the results of the second week of the vote hunt, MISA Mozambique's Executive Director, Ernesto Nhanale, lamented the fact that supporters of...
Video: Teachers mobilize students to vote for Frelimo
Two teachers from the Industrial and Commercial Institute of Nampula appear in a video in full political gear, trying to convince students at the institution to vote for the Frelimo party. They were trying to persuade the students with arguments that the technical-vocational education they attend is the work of a government led by a political party,...
European Union recommends online publication of election results
The European Union Observation Mission is recommending that Mozambican electoral bodies publish the results of the general elections on October 9 online. The recommendation was made during the presentation on Tuesday in Maputo of its structure and working methodology during the elections. In fact, the Union Mission...
Renamo promises to end kidnappings and corruption if it wins the elections
Renamo promises to put an end to kidnappings, abductions, robberies and murders in the country if its presidential candidate wins the elections on October 9. According to Renamo's district delegate in the city of Inhambane, Joaquina Jasse, this is a priority for the government to be set up by Renamo over the next five years. In her interaction...