Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa hopes for a “positive evolution” of the situation in Mozambique. The President of the Republic expressed his desire for political affirmation and economic and social stability for the country.
The President of the Republic stated this Tuesday that he is closely monitoring the situation in Mozambique, hoping that the news coming from that “brother country” “is good” and contributes to its political affirmation and its economic and social stability.
“We all hope, we all hope, in the case of Mozambique, as in all other cases of brother countries, that it goes well, because if it goes well, it will go well for the community of Portuguese countries, it will go well for the La Portuguese community is strong, for the Mozambican community (…), that is why it is essential that the news from Mozambique is always good,” he stated, on the sidelines of an event in the Porto neighborhood.
Without commenting on the demonstrations in Mozambique, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said he was simply following the situation in that country, hoping that “the evolution is positive.”
“We want Mozambique to obtain good results in terms of its political affirmation, its economic and social stability and its future,” he reiterated.
The National Electoral Commission (CNE) announced on October 24 the victory of Daniel Chapo, supported by the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo, a party in power since 1975), in the elections for President of the Republic on October 9 , with 70 votes, 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 have yet to be validated and proclaimed by the Constitutional Council .
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Venâncio Mondlane called for a general strike and demonstrations for a week 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 caused clashes with the police and resulted in at least ten dead. , dozens injured and 500 detained, according to the Center for Public Integrity, a Mozambican non-governmental organization that monitors electoral processes.
Responding to Mondlane’s calls, several protesters have taken to the streets, in protests that have been repressed by police forces and which left at least 25 injured on Monday, according to information from the Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), the largest unity of the country.
Source: Observadora
