This Saturday, for the third consecutive day, Maputo recorded a demonstration challenging the election results, which was stopped by the police, who fired tear gas to disperse the protesters.
The head of European diplomacy called this Saturday for “political dialogue, moderation and calm on all sides” in Mozambique, asking that the next phases of the electoral process be guided by respect for the rule of law and transparency.
In a message published on the social network, protests are multiplying against the results announced on October 24 by the National Electoral Council of Mozambique (CNE).
“We agree on the need for accountability, respect for the rule of law, transparency and adequate processes in the next phases of the electoral process, calling for political dialogue, moderation and calm from all parties,” Borrell wrote.
Two days before the CNE announced the results, the EU Education Ministry said it had found “irregularities during the recount and unjustified changes” to the election results that needed to be clarified.
“To date, the EU EOM has found irregularities during the recount and unjustified changes in the election results at the polling station and district level,” it said in a statement.
This Saturday, the city of Maputo recorded, for the third consecutive day, a demonstration challenging the electoral results, stopped by the police, who fired tear gas to disperse the protesters.
On October 24, the CNE announced the victory of Daniel Chapo, supported by Frelimo, a party in power since 1975, in the elections for President of the Republic on October 9, with 70.67% of the votes.
Venâncio Mondlane, supported by the Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique ( Podemos, extra-parliamentary), came in second place, with 20.32%, but stated that he does not recognize these results, which must still be validated and proclaimed by the Constitutional Council , a position that was supported by candidates from Renamo and the Mozambique Democratic Movement.
Mondlane called for a week-long general strike and demonstrations in Mozambique, starting on October 31, and marches in Maputo on November 7.
The presidential candidate designated this as the third stage of challenging the results of the general elections of October 9, after the protests held on October 21, 24 and 25, which led to clashes with the police and caused 10 deaths. less. , dozens injured and 500 detained, according to the Center for Public Integrity, a Mozambican non-governmental organization that monitors electoral processes.
The European Union Electoral Observation Mission began its activities in Mozambique on September 1 and deployed 179 observers for election day.
In the statement issued after the results were announced, the EU mission argued that “the publication of results disaggregated by electoral college is not only a matter of good practice, but also a strong safeguard of the integrity of the results.” ”.
Source: Observadora
