Nampula by-election: CNE ‘requalifies’ 216 votes – Mozambique

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Nampula by-election: CNE ‘requalifies’ 216 votes – Mozambique

1:51 CAT | 29 Jan 2018

Notícias

The National Election Commission (CNE) yesterday released in Maputo the results of the by-elections held in Nampula last Wednesday, after requalifying a total of 216 votes initially considered invalid after the ballot.

The electoral body carried out the process of requalification of the votes after it received the collection of the by-election vote yesterday morning. However, the requalification changed the results arrived at by the District Election Commission (CDE), which is responsible for conducting the process at the provincial level, very little.

After the requalification of votes previously considered invalid, the results, of the total of 73,852 votes cast, are as follows:

Amisse Cololo, Frelimo party candidate, recovered 57 votes, and rose from the previous 31,980 votes to 32,037 votes.
Paulo Vahanle (Renamo) recovered 93 votes, rising from the 28,930 to 29,023 votes.
Carlos Saíde (Democratic Movement of Mozambique [MDM]), regained 18 votes for a total of 7,271.
Mário Albino (United Movement for Integral Salvation Movement [AMUSI]), regained 35 votes for a total of 3,071 votes.
Filomena Mutoropa (Humanitarian Party of Mozambique [PAHUMO]), regained 13 votes for a total of 573 votes.

After the result of the CNE process, it remains the case that none of the candidates reach the 50 percent of votes necessary to become the winner of the election, and the possibility of holding a second round is open. First, however, the results must be validated and proclaimed by the Constitutional Council, a prominent body in constitutional matters and electoral law. The government then has 30 days to announce, on the recommendation of the CNE, the date of a possible second round.

The results indicate that, of the 296,590 registered voters in the municipality, only 73,852 votes were cast in the polls, a turnout of only 24.9 percent.

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Source: Notícias