Mozambique's opposition Renamo party accuses government of electoral fraud
Mozambique’s Renamo opposition on Saturday accused the government of
falsifying local election results in several areas, warning that such a
move could prompt it to abandon peace talks.
The country went to the polls on October 10 in a key test for the
ongoing peace talks between the ruling Frelimo party and Renamo –
negotiations which began in 2016 to end three years of violence between
government troops and Renamo rebels.
“We do not want war but we also do not accept any attempt to change the
popular will,” Renamo’s acting leader Ossufo Momade told reporters.
Although the official results have not yet been published, Renamo says
the party had been cheated of victory in one major city and three other
towns, accusing election officials of tampering with the results.
Partial results from a third of Mozambique’s 53 municipalities, released
on Thursday, gave Frelimo a clear lead, although Renamo claims to have
won in dozens of areas, including Matulo, the country’s most
heavily-populated city.
Wednesday’s vote was the first time Renamo has contested a local
election in 10 years, with the party hoping to make a breakthrough ahead
of next year’s general elections.
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