Victories Reported Days Before Mozambique Official Result is Out

The opposition Renamo has won by landslides in both the capital city Maputo and its neighbour Matola, the largest city in Mozambique, according to parallel counts, Mozambique News Reports And Clippings reports. But the district elections commissions in both Matola and Maputo have announced that the ruling Frelimo party has won.

Courts in both cities have demanded recounts. By Thursday, October 26, the National Elections Commission must announce results in all 65 municipalities, and submit those results to the Constitutional Council. which will have to adjudicate on the huge gaps between official results and parallel counts.

Earlier, Mozambique News Reports and Clippings reported several incidents of violence against protesters.

One of the country's main internet service providers used in rural areas and the north experienced a blackout as polling stations closed for voting on October 11.

Mozambique has a troubled history when it comes to elections. Since 1994, there have been several allegations of vote-rigging, assassinations of opposition and civil society leaders, and other violent incidents that have tainted the electoral process.

This article originally appeared on AllAfrica

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