Mozambique Political Process Bulletin 79: Frelimo on course for tainted victory
Initial reports show a significant number of polling stations where 100% voted and they voted overwhelmingly for Frelimo presidential candidate Filipe Nyusi
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Frelimo and Nyusi take commanding lead in Mozambique elections
Partial results suggest ruling party will sweep the board in national and provincial elections, maintaining its lock on power despite recent moves towards decentralisation
Domestic election observer groups are predicting a resounding victory for Filipe Nyusi in the Presidential poll [...]
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Mozambique Political Process Bulletin 78: Polling stations burned, violence, fraud
The election night was marked by violence in the centre and north of the country
Peaceful start to Mozambique elections despite early allegations of rigging
Polling stations have opened across Mozambique this morning, so far without reports of significant trouble…
Mozambique Political Process Bulletin 74: Four provinces block observation – will voters stay as check on count?
Even the Catholic Church has been denied election observation credentials in Tete, where there is a concerted effort to prevent independent electoral observation
Mozambique Political Process Bulletin 73: Peaceful end; No observer credentials; Party funding
Source: 2019 General Elections – Mozambique Political Process Bulletin Campaign ends peacefully across the country…
Mozambique Political Process Bulletin 71: Refusal to issue credentials threatens observation
One might have expected the CNE, STAE and the Foreign Minister to respond to the brutal murder by allowing independent observation to go ahead. Instead it appears they will say that they have 20,000 observers saying the election was free and fair, without ever mentioning that the independent observers were excluded.
Russian think tank publishes illegal pro-Frelimo opinion poll
A Russian think tank linked with manipulating the US election in 2016 and the South African election earlier this year has produced an opinion poll for the Mozambican election giving incumbent President Nyusi and Frelimo a commanding lead.
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Mozambique Political Process Bulletin 70: Administrator car burned; no plans to shut internet
Five people were injured and a protocol vehicle of the Gondola administrator, Moguen Candieiro, was reduced to ashes as a result of an attack by gunmen in Amatongas, Gondola district, Manica
Mozambique confirms insurgent bombardment, with rumours of Russian help
The Mozambican military has said it bombarded an insurgent camp in the region of Mbau, in the district of Mocimboa da Praia in Cabo [...]
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