Mozambique Opposition Claims ‘Mega Fraud’ After Election Rout
- Opposition seen unlikely to return to fighting the government
- President Filipe Nyusi looks set for a clear victory in vote
RENAMO supporters in Maputo, Mozambique.
Photographer: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP via Getty Images
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Mozambique’s main opposition party described the country’s Oct. 15 elections as a “mega fraud” and called on the population to reject the results that showed the ruling party was set for a landslide victory.
Renamo has claimed last week’s vote was rigged and called for it to be nullified. The preliminary results of two-thirds of the ballots counted show President Filipe Nyusi leading with 75%, while Renamo obtained 20% support -- much less than expected. Renamo, short for the Mozambican National Resistance, fought a 16-year civil war against the government until 1992.