Vusumuzi Dube
Ruling party candidate Daniel Chapo won Mozambique’s presidential election with over 70% of the vote, according to results released Thursday by Mozambique’s National Electoral Commission.
Independent candidate Venancio Mondlane finished second in the Oct. 9 vote with just over 20%. The candidate for Renamo, Mozambique’s traditional main opposition party, finished a distant third with less than 6% of the vote.
The results cement the hold on power the Frelimo Party has maintained since Mozambique won independence in 1975.
Online Reporter