Mozambique Apex Business Body Head Denies Involvement in Internal Elections

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Massingue, who is a candidate for the presidency of the CTA, is accused of a deliberate intent to manipulate the elections through a scheme of massive regularisation of membership fees with funds of obscure origin, affecting the institutional integrity of the CTA and damaging the principle of fairness and transparency.

The chairperson of the Mozambican Chamber of Commerce (CCM), Álvaro Massingue, has denied the accusations circulating against him about an alleged attempt to interfere in the internal organization of the elections of the country’s Confederation of Business Associations (CTA), which are scheduled for 8 May.

Massingue, who is a candidate for the presidency of the CTA, is accused of a deliberate intent to manipulate the elections through a scheme of massive regularization of membership fees with funds of obscure origin, affecting the institutional integrity of the CTA and damaging the principle of fairness and transparency.

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In a statement, the CTA Board of Directors accused Massingue of attempting to manipulate the internal elections in a process that is now entering the pre-campaign phase. Reacting to the accusations, Massingue denied any involvement with the irregularities mentioned and said that the accusation of such practices is unfounded, defamatory, and lacks any legal or factual support.