Renamo has lost two-thirds of its seats in Parliament and is no longer the second-largest party in Mozambique. The Optimistic Party for the Development of Mozambique (Podemos), with independent Venâncio Mondlane as its presidential candidate, holds that position with 31 seats.
two-thirds of its seats in Parliament and is no longer the second-largest party in Mozambique . The Optimistic Party for the Development of Mozambique , with independent Venâncio Mondlane as its presidential candidate, holds that position with 31 seats.
There were calls for calm before the results were confirmed, a day after the SADC chairperson and Zimbabwean President Emmerson MnangagwaAnd although it is customary to congratulate countries on recent elections ...
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