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...
Esperança Bias, president of the Assembly of the Republic and head of Frelimo's central Brigade to assist Manica province, says she hopes that the dialog between the President of the Republic and the four presidential candidates will bring results for a peaceful environment. The dialogue between the President of the Republic and the presidential candidates is scheduled for...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) believes that promoting dialogue and strengthening decentralized governance can be ways of resolving conflicts in the country. Quoted by Rádio Moçambique, the UNDP's Technical Advisor in Mozambique, Cristino Lopez, said that it was up to the government and Mozambicans to decide which strategies...
The Mozambican Bar Association (OAM) says that the violence witnessed in recent days in the country clearly demonstrates that the capacity for dialogue in society is being lost and that violence and hatred are being normalized. In a statement to which MZNews has had access, the lawyers warn that if...
Venâncio Mondlane, leader of the demonstrations taking place across the country in protest at the election results, reiterated that he is open to dialogue, but has not yet been contacted by Frelimo for this purpose. "We've already put forward the topics that could be on the agenda for the dialogue table, but unfortunately I haven't seen a consistent and public reaction from...
The OTM-Central Trade Union in Manica is calling on the political parties to start a dialog in order to put an end to the demonstrations underway in the country, in protest against the results of the October 9 elections. Quoted by Rádio Moçambique, the provincial secretary of the union, João Dango, said that the demonstrations are causing...
Mozambique is going through a tense post-election period following the announcement of the centralized results by the National Electoral Commission (CNE) on 24 October. In fact, beforehand there were demonstrations against the partial results announced by the district and provincial commissions. After the announcement by the CNE, the demonstrations intensified. The allegations are that the results are fraudulent,...
The president of the PODEMOS party, Albino Forquilha, reiterates that he is still aligned with his presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane, including in calling for marches. In an interview with STV, Forquilha said that he will lead the opposition. "Yes, we're still aligned, we came together because of a compatibility of values, a vision of governance and principles and we did...
In the midst of protests against the election results by political parties, Daniel Chapo says he is willing to talk, but this can only happen after the final decision of the Constitutional Council. The information came yesterday from the spokesperson for Frelimo's Political Commission after a meeting to analyze the situation of the protests...
The Christian Council of Mozambique (CCM) today expressed its willingness to participate in efforts to reverse the terrorist scenario in Cabo Delgado province, even if it involves dialog with the insurgents. In the CCM's view, the biggest problem is identifying the face of the other party in this conflict. "Knowing the other party in the conflict...