Frelimo announces mayoral candidates in Manica

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Frelimo announces mayoral candidates in Manica

7:29 CAT | 07 Aug 2018

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Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo Party has announced its mayoral candidates in the five municipalities in the central province of Manica.

Municipal elections are scheduled to take place on 10 October and, under constitutional amendments passed in May, the head of the list of whichever party wins a majority of votes in the assembly elections will automatically become mayor.

On Friday, Frelimo announced who will head its lists in the municipalities of Gondola, Manica, Sussundenga, and the city of Chimoio.

The mayoral candidates, who were all chosen through internal party elections are:

Chimoio – Joao Ferreira
Gondola – Arlindo Ngoze
Sussundenga – Lidia Nicoadala
Manica – Bernardo Patricio

Speaking to members after the announcement, the Frelimo first secretary in Chimoio, Jorge Fazenda Chingore, appealed for party unity to ensure victory in the forthcoming elections. He called on members to continue to struggle for the common cause, “to win with a safe margin to guarantee the largest number of seats in the municipal assembly”.

Choosing the mayoral candidate for Catandica was delayed by a couple of days due to the recent death of the Frelimo district secretary, Adriano Passanduca. In the internal elections which took place on Sunday, the party chose Domingos Cassuada to head its list for the municipal elections.

Source: AIM