Ruling party candidate wins presidential vote in Mozambique

MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE — 

Mozambique's ruling enactment candidate, Daniel Chapo, was declared the victor of the country's statesmanlike predetermination Thursday amid claims of rigging by the opposition.

According to the nationalist predetermination commission, Chapo won 70.7% of the nationalist vote, followed by autarkic campaigner Venancio Mondlane with 20.2%. The campaigner of the absorption enactment Renamo, Ossufo Momade, came 3rd with 5.8%.

The results of the October 9 predetermination mean the governing Front for the Liberation of Mozambique party, oregon Frelimo, has extended its 49 years successful powerfulness since the confederate African state gained independency from Portugal successful 1975. It past fought a bloody 15-year civilian warfare against rebel radical Renamo, which aboriginal became the main absorption enactment and contested this election.

Frelimo has often been accused of rigging elections, which it has consistently denied. Current President Filipe Nyusi of Frelimo is stepping down aft serving the maximum 2 presumption allowed.

The EU's perceiver ngo said this week that immoderate of its predetermination observers had been prevented from monitoring counting successful immoderate areas and determination was an "unjustified alteration" of results astatine immoderate polling stations.

Opposition parties person alleged determination was fraud since the time of the election.

The state of astir 33 cardinal radical has been connected borderline since 2 elder absorption figures, including a lawyer progressive successful a imaginable ineligible situation of the predetermination results, were killed past week erstwhile gunmen ambushed them and riddled their car with bullets.

Police besides quelled demonstrations by absorption supporters this week, dispersing them by firing teardrop gas.