Source: New York Times
“Daniel Chapo was declared the winner of Mozambique’s presidential election on Thursday after a process marred by violence and widespread accusations that his party, Frelimo, which has run the country for nearly five decades, committed fraud. The country’s electoral commission announced that Mr. Chapo won with nearly 71 percent of the vote in the election, which was held on Oct. 9. He will replace Filipe Nyusi, who has served his limit of two five-year terms. … The election results must be confirmed by the Constitutional Council, the nation’s highest court, and they will almost certainly be challenged by Venancio Mondlane, the upstart opposition candidate who finished second and who has said that the election was stolen from him. Several independent election observation missions have said that they saw irregularities in the voting process that tilted the race in Mr. Chapo’s favor.” (10/24/24)