Good afternoon. Mozambique continues to have two sources of political leadership, who are not talking to each other. On the one hand, President Daniel Chapo is widening the circle of his talks with opposition politicians, to include those represented only in provincial assemblies (see below). The deal which Chapo says is closer to being agreed is expected to cover changes to the electoral law and further decentralisation of political power, for example through the introduction of district elections.
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The minor parties brought into the discussions have only negligible support, and the contents of the proposed deal are largely irrelevant to the nationwide protests, which have been fuelled by rejection of the election results (which would not necessarily have been prevented by changing the rules) and dissatisfaction at economic inequality and the cost of living.
