Venancio Mondlane, the independent candidate in the Mozambican presidential election scheduled for 9 October, declared on Sunday that, since he could no longer be candidate of the Democratic Alliance Coalition (CAD), which has been barred from the elections, he regarded himself as candidate of the entire Mozambican people.
Maputo — Venancio Mondlane, the independent candidate in the Mozambican presidential election scheduled for 9 October, declared on Sunday that, since he could no longer be candidate of the Democratic Alliance Coalition , which has been barred from the elections, he regarded himself as candidate of the entire Mozambican people.
Mondlane resigned from Renamo and successfully collected the 10,000 supporting signatures he needed to stand as an independent in the elections. CAD backed him and presented a slate of candidates for the parliamentary and provincial elections, also scheduled for 9 October. "Are we going to allow the will of the people to be stolen once again?', he asked."So we warn them that we are not going to retreat, and the exclusion of CAD has plunged the justice system into mourning'.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
Mondlane promised to give more details in the near future."We want to bring together not only political parties, but also professional classes and civil society', he said. "We shall hold the first demonstration on Wednesday at midday', he said."We shall paint our hands black, and anyone who doesn't have paint can use charcoal. Wherever we are, we shall go onto the streets and raise our hands painted black to show that we are attending the funeral of justice'.
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