Mozambique Elections: Frelimo chalks up victories in Gaza strongholds – AIM

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Mozambique Elections: Frelimo chalks up victories in Gaza strongholds – AIM

6:43 CAT | 13 Oct 2024

FILE - For illustration purposes only. [File photo: CPLP - Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa]

Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo Party and its presidential candidate, Daniel Chapo, are on their way to victory in the traditional Frelimo strongholds in the southern province of Gaza.

The results from last Wednesday’s general elections, announced on Saturday by the district elections commission, showed Frelimo and Chapo winning, sometimes with majorities of well over 80 per cent.

This is in line with previous elections in Gaza, which has always been barren territory for the opposition parties.

The opposition can take some comfort from the relatively good showing by independent presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane, and the main extra-parliamentary party supporting him, Podemos, in some districts.

Below are the presidential and parliamentary results from Xai-Xai district, Chibuto city and Mandlakazi.

Candidates’ names are given in the order they appeared on the ballot paper.

The large number of minor parties won less than one per cent of the vote have been omitted.

Xai-Xai district

Presidential election.

Lutero Simango (MDM): 1,099 (2.11 per cent)

Daniel Chapo (Frelimo): 29,278 (56.25 per cent)

Venancio Mondlane (independent): 20,602 (39.58 per cent)

Ossufo Momade (Renamo): 1,071 (2.06 per cent)

Parliamentary election

MDM: 1,819 (3.58 per cent)

Frelimo: 35,561 (69.94 per cent)

Renamo: 2,083 (4.1 per cent)

Podemos: 8,729 (17.17 per cent)

Chibuto

Presidential election

Lutero Simango (MDM): 2,548 (4.86 per cent)

Daniel Chapo (Frelimo): 53,079 (84.44 per cent)

Venancio Mondlane (independent): 5,203 (8.29 per cent)

Ossufo Momade (Renamo): 1,913 (1.04 per cent)

Parliamentary election

MDM: 2,076 (2.93 per cent)

Frelimo: 61,474 (86.44 per cent)

Renamo: 2,627 (3.7 per cent)

Podemos: 1,439 (2.03 per cent)

Mandlakazi

Presidential election

Lutero Simango (MDM): 1,284 (3.34 per cent)

Daniel Chapo (Frelimo): 29,321 (76.34 per cent)

Venancio Mondlane (Independent): 6,617 (17.23 per cent)

Ossufo Momade (Renamo): 1,187 (3.09 per cent)

Parliamentary election

MDM: 1,181 (3.13 per cent)

Frelimo: 30,819 (81.74 per cent)

Renamo: 1,616 (4.29 per cent)

Podemos: 1,797 (4.77 per cent)

All these results are still provisional, awaiting confirmation by the National Elections Commission (CNE), and eventual validation by the Constitutional Council

Source: AIM