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Mozambique’s main opposition party, the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo), is temporarily interrupting the peace negotiations in the country to “manage the electoral conflict” following the local elections on 10 October, said the party’s representative on Wednesday.
“We are not saying that the negotiations are definitely interrupted, but at this point, we are concerned about the electoral process,” said Renamo’s representative, André Magibire, noting that elections have always been a source of conflict in the country. “We want to concentrate first on resolving these electoral conflicts.”
Renamo has submitted appeals that challenge the results of five municipalities in the fifth local elections of the country, which were confirmed on Wednesday by the National Elections Commission.
The ruling party, the Mozambican Liberation Front (Frelimo), won in 44 municipalities, Renamo in eight and the Mozambican Democratic Movement in one.
Renamo is challenging the results of some municipalities.
Between 2014 and 2015, Mozambique experienced a worsening tension between the government and the main opposition force, which resulted in confrontations that killed an indefinite number of people, after Renamo did not accept the results of the 2014 general elections.
On 6 October, Mozambique’s president, Filipe Nyusi, announced the start of the demilitarisation process of Renamo as part of the ongoing peace negotiations.
The first part led to an agreement on the decentralisation of power, sealed in May with amendments to the Constitution and consequent adaptation of the electoral laws for the voting on 10 October.
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