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Mozambique Elections: Anglican Council of Mozambique calls on observance of electoral law, practice of the truth
3:20 CAT | 25 Oct 2023
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The Anglican Council of Mozambique is calling on electoral bodies, and especially Bishop Dom Carlos Matsinhe, to observe the electoral law and behave with integrity. The highest deliberative body of the Anglican Church says that the Mozambican people expect honesty, integrity, transparency, respect and truth from the managers of the electoral process.
In a pastoral letter signed by Bishop Vicente Msosa in his capacity as Vice-President of the Anglican Council of Mozambique, the Anglican Church in Mozambique regrets all situations relating to possible failures in electoral management and possible interference from bodies outside the electoral process.
“To the National Elections Commission (CNE), especially to Bishop Dom Carlos Matsinhe, and to STAE (Technical Electoral Administration), the Anglican Council of Mozambique appeals for the observance of electoral law and the practice of truth. The Mozambican people, the voters, expect honesty, integrity, transparency, respect and the truth from you. Jesus Christ exhorts humanity to know the truth saying that the truth will set you free (Ev. John 8.32),” the pastoral letter reads.
The Anglican Council calls on Mozambicans, voters and political players to advocate peace.
“We call on political parties to observe electoral law and use justice institutions in cases they consider unfair or illegal. We urge you to do everything to preserve peace and remember that everything you do is ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God’ (Matthew 5:9). We clarify that the CNE is a state body, and not of any religion or church, including the Anglican,” the letter continues.
In the document, the Anglican Council of Mozambique says that it has been following statements from Mozambican society, inside and outside the country, and reports of situations described as irregularities in the electoral process, associated with demonstrations and political protests.
“The situations described above represent a sad and worrying scenario for society, for the country and for a world that aspires to be one where God is the Lord,” the Anglican Council writes.
Source: O País
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