– High risk of violence on inauguration day, particularly in the capital, Maputo
By Ricardo Dias
Maputo (MOZTIMES) – The Constitutional Council (CC) will hold the swearing-in ceremony for Daniel Chapo as Mozambique’s fifth president on 15 January, the body announced in a statement on Thursday.
The CC has not specified the time or location of the event, but previous inaugurations were held at Independence Square, near the Municipal Council offices in the city of Maputo.
Chapo was declared the winner of the 9 October presidential election with 65% of the vote. However, his election is highly contested by the runner-up candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, who claims electoral fraud.
Domestic and international electoral observation groups have reported instances of irregularities during the election. The European Union’s election observation mission cited incidents of ballot stuffing in seven provinces and the unjustified alteration of results.
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