The Defense and Security Forces (FDS) will use all the means at their disposal to guarantee public order and tranquility, even if this implies strict compliance with the oath of their agents, according to the Executive. "The actions of the FDS and the sacrifices made by its members stem from their oath to consecrate...
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....
The President of the Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (Podemos), Albino Forquilha, said today in Maputo that the only way to stop the wave of demonstrations in the country is to restore electoral truth. The National Electoral Commission (CNE) released the centralized results of the October 9 general elections. Frelimo and...
The movement "In Defence of the Right to Freedom of Association" repudiates the accusations by the Ministry of National Defence (MDN) that Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are supporting and financing the wave of post-election demonstrations called by the independent presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane. The movement is made up of around 180 entities, including CSOs/NGOs and...
The head of the Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (Podemos), Dinis Tivane, explained yesterday that the Constitutional Council (CC) was unable to approve the results of the October 9 elections announced by the National Electoral Commission (CNE). During a live broadcast on social media, in which he discussed the...
The jurist, former government official and Vice-President of the Assembly of the Republic, Abdul Carimo Issá, believes that since the National Electoral Commission (CNE) became politicized, the electoral process in the country has become problematic. Speaking in an interview with RDP Africa about the irregularities in the electoral processes and the current situation...
The Christmas and New Year celebrations in Mozambique could lead to demonstrations, according to independent presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane. In the candidate's view, the Constitutional Council (CC) intends to take advantage of the festive season to publicize the results of the general elections held on October 9, and divert the focus from...
The Minister of Transport and Communications, Mateus Magala, has recommended that the National Telecommunications Institute of Mozambique (INCM), the country's telecommunications regulator, implement measures to promote the safe use of social networks. Speaking this Monday (25) in the district of Marracuene, Maputo province, during the opening ceremony of the 18th annual meeting of...
The Constitutional Council (CC) said yesterday, Monday (25), in a statement that it is not unaware of the situation of instability and insecurity linked to the general elections on October 9, denouncing death threats to its judges, sent by private messages or published on social networks. In the same document, the CC assures that it is...
The Centre for Public Integrity (CIP), a Mozambican non-governmental organization (NGO), believes that there is selective action by the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) when it comes to prosecuting electoral crimes and related acts. In a publication released today (25), the NGO warns that in the current electoral process, there has often been selective action by the Public Prosecutor's Office, in...