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Venancio Mondlane, the independent candidate who came in second with 20% of the vote, challenged the result in court and called for protests across the country.
SADC leaders expressed their unwavering commitment to a peaceful resolution of the electoral conflict in Mozambique that has sparked weeks of protests, leaving at least 30 people dead.
Mozambique’s electoral agency said the ruling FRELIMO party and its presidential candidate had won general elections held on October 9. FRELIMO has ruled Mozambique since independence from Portugal in 1975.
Venancio Mondlane, the independent candidate who came in second with 20% of the vote, challenged the result in court and called for protests across the country.
The country’s highest court has yet to rule on the opposition’s challenge. This week, the attorney general’s office filed a complaint against Mr. Mondlane and the Optimistic People for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS), the party that supports him, seeking compensation for damage to state property during the unrest.
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Outgoing Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has said he is ready to meet with presidential candidates to defuse political tensions. Mr Mondlane has gone into exile at an undisclosed location, claiming a plot had been hatched to kill him.
