Mozambique’s Ruling Party Wins Vote Tainted by Fraud Claims
- Opposition leader said contest was rigged, called for protests
- Daniel Chapo’s victory signals continuity as gas boom beckons
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Mozambique’s ruling-party candidate was declared the runaway winner of presidential elections as tensions over fraud claims put the southeast African nation on edge and sent its bonds plunging.
Daniel Chapo got 70.67% of the vote, while his party won 195 of the 250 seats in parliament, the electoral commission said Thursday. Venâncio Mondlane, a charismatic independent candidate who has rejected the process and outcome as rigged and called for a two-day national shutdown, finished second with 20.32%.