Mozambique President-Elect Wants to Restore Investor Confidence After Unrest
- Chapo pledges investor stability in effort to restore economy
- Leader plans talks with opposition after Jan. 15 inauguration
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Daniel Chapo, Mozambique’s incoming president, plans national-reconciliation talks to resolve an escalating political crisis that has resulted in the deaths of dozens of people and stalled growth in the gas-rich nation.
The Constitutional Council on Monday proclaimed Chapo the winner of the Oct. 9 election with 65% of the vote, triggering renewed unrest in parts of the southeast African nation. The 47-year-old lawyer and former provincial governor expects to be inaugurated on Jan. 15.