Daniel Chapo: the choice that surprised everyone

Good afternoon. Once again, an unexpected figure has emerged as ruling party Frelimo’s choice to be its presidential candidate. Filipe Nyusi was not seen as a leading contender to be Mozambique’s next president in 2014, and neither was Daniel Chapo this time round; he did not merit a mention in Zitamar News’ recent article looking ahead to the election. Indeed, Chapo himself, the current governor of Inhambane province, probably did not expect to be elected when the election process got underway at the start of the weekend. But in spite of this, the powers that be in Frelimo, Nyusi and the Political Commission, have succeeded in imposing their will, although that will had to undergo some changes in response to party pressure.

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