Frelimo intensifies electoral violence and collection of voter cards

Frelimo intensifica violência eleitoral e recolha de cartões de eleitores

The Mais Integridade electoral consortium revealed that during the fifth week of the electoral campaign, the Frelimo party intensified violent acts of political intolerance.

The group of civil society organizations notes that of the seven incidents recorded, all involved only male citizens.

"The most significant were in Mandlakazi (Gaza), where FRELIMO supporters sabotaged the campaign of Lutero Simango and the MDM; in Maxixe (Inhambane), where FRELIMO supporters beat up a Renamo member at a caravan meeting; in the city of Tete, where there were violent clashes between FRELIMO and RENAMO supporters; in Namarrói (Zambézia), where FRELIMO supporters blocked the passage of a PODEMOS caravan; in Muagiua-Gilé (Zambézia), where a PODEMOS youth destroyed MDM propaganda material; in Alto Molocué (Zambézia), where on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day festivities, clashes between RENAMO and FRELIMO supporters culminated in the serious injury of a FRELIMO member; in Moma (Nampula), where a RENAMO sympathizer assaulted a FRELIMO member in the local central market because he was talking about his party," we read.

The consortium noted that during the period in question, the Frelimo party intensified its efforts to collect voter registration cards. These maneuvers took place in the districts of Tete (Tete); Milange, Mocuba, Molumbo, Morrumbala and Gilé (Zambézia); Maúa (Niassa) and Angoche (Nampula). In Angoche, citizens who handed in their voter registration cards received campaign items in exchange, such as T-shirts and capulanas.

The use of places of worship for electoral purposes also took place in some districts, with Frelimo political and administrative leaders at local level taking the lead.

These activities took place in Mandkalazi (Gaza), at the Assembly of God Church in Chanwane (Muzamane); in Gondola (Manica), at the Revelation of the Apostle Church; and in Molumbo (Zambézia) at the Catholic Church in the village of Macolocojo, in the town of Capitão-mor.

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