The provincial results indicate that Daniel Chapo of the ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique, or Frelimo, will win the vote. Preliminary results show that Frelimo is leading in all 11 provinces, however, election observers say they have doubts over the integrity of the poll saying it did not meet international standards.
Some areas have reported disorganized counting, poorly sealed ballot boxes, vote buying, inflated voter rolls, and intimidation. Mozambique has been ruled by Frelimo since its independence from Portugal in 1975.
Daniel Chapo, the presidential candidate of Mozambique's ruling party, is comfortably leading the vote count in nine of the country's provinces and appears set to become the… Fraud was so brazen that it was carried out in full view of observers, the civil society observer group Mais Integridade reported this morning . Ballot box stuffing,…
Mozambique ranks in the bottom 20 of the human development index. This measures a country's progress based on key dimensions such as a long and healthy life and a decent standard…
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