Mozambique: Ruling party convenes extraordinary Central Committee session for September 15th

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Mozambique: Ruling party convenes extraordinary Central Committee session for September 15th

1:57 CAT | 06 Sep 2022

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Frelimo, the ruling party in Mozambique, has convened an extraordinary session of its Central Committee for Thursday, the 15th, with a view to defining the agenda for the organization’s next congress, scheduled for the 23rd to the 28th of September.

A source from the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo) told Lusa that the Central Committee meeting will validate the theses that will be debated at the party’s main meeting, scheduled to take place in the city of Matola, in Maputo province, south of the country.

In September 23-28, the congress, the party’s highest body, will renew the internal organs and discuss the seven theses proposed by the organization’s members in meetings that have been taking place across the country.

The seven theses that Frelimo takes to the congress are: National Unity, Peace, Reconciliation and Democracy; Nature and Role of Frelimo in the Organization of State and Society; Good Governance, Ethics, Transparency, Anti-Corruption, Access to Justice and Education, as well as Science and Innovation as a Development Strategy.

Inclusive and Sustainable Economic and Social Development and Territorial Integrity; Defense, Security, Public Order and Combating Crime and Mozambique in the Region, in Africa and in the World are the remaining areas.

The party’s congress also address the country’s economic and political situation.

The 12th Frelimo congress, in power for more than 46 years, will take place at a time when the country is preparing to enter a new electoral cycle, with local elections in 2023 and general elections (presidential, legislative and provincial) in 2024. .

The Central Committee is the most important decision-making body of the ruling party, immediately below the congress and statutorily elects the Frelimo presidential candidate.

Source: Lusa