The law should oblige parties to declare all sources of income in order 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. CIP warns of the possibility that political activities are being financed with funds of dubious origin.

For the CIP, it is also an "Achilles heel" that the law does not oblige "political parties to declare all their sources of funding".

The fact that political parties and formations are involved in pre-election campaign activities that require large sums of money should be the subject of analysis. In the CIP's view, this is justified by the fact that the National Electoral Commission (CNE) announced the release of funds in phases, and late.

For the non-governmental organization, this means that "the same [political parties and formations] have been financing themselves from alternative sources".

"This situation raises questions about what other sources of funding the political parties and their candidates are using to pay for these activities and which will support the electoral campaign that is about to begin," we read.