Mozambique’s ruling party retains power in disputed election
Daniel Chapo, presidential candidate of the ruling Frelimo party leaves with his wife, Gueta Chapo after casting their vote during the general elections at Inhambane, in southern Mozambique on October 9, 2024. He has been declared the winner of the elections.
Mozambique’s ruling party Frelimo has retained power in this month’s national election, extending its five-decade rule in the Southern African State as the opposition cried fraud.
Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo, 47, will succeed President Filipe Nyusi to become Mozambique’s fifth President since its independence from Portugal in 1975. Nyusi is stepping down after serving the maximum two terms.
