Frelimo and Chapo declared winners; Maputo burning

Frelimo and Chapo declared winners;  Maputo burning

Mozambique’s Electoral Commission (CNE) has declared the ruling Frelimo party and its presidential candidate, Daniel Chapo, the winners of the 9 October general election. According to the CNE chairperson, Anglican Bishop Carlos Matsinhe, Chapo garnered 70.67% of the vote, followed by independent candidate Venâncio Mondlane with 20.32%. Ossufo Momade of the Renamo opposition party managed 5.81% and Lutero Simango of the Mozambique’s Democratic Movement (MDM) obtained a paltry 3.21% of the vote. Frelimo has won 195 seats in the 250-seat national parliament. In 2019, it had won 184 seats, to 60 for Renamo and six for MDM. However, both Renamo and MDM have seen their share of seats cut down to 20 and four seats, respectively. Meanwhile, PODEMOS (Optimistic Party for the...

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Timeline: Chang extradited to the US

Photo: RedactorMz -- Manuel Chang in a South African courthouse

Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang has finally been extradited to the United States after a protracted extradition battle played out in South African courts.

On Wednesday, South Africa’s Justice and Correctional Services surrendered Chang to US Marshals Service, who promptly flew him to the US, where he is to be tried on charges of fraud.

Click on the picture to see the timeline from his arrest on 29 December 2018 to his extradition on 12 July 2023.

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