By Paul Fauvet and Sheila Nhancale
Maputo (MOZTIMES) – The Presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane, who was backed by Podemos (Optimistic Party for the Development of Mozambique) in the elections held on 9 October, has filed an appeal with the Constitutional Council, the country’s highest body in matters of electoral law, calling for the annulment of votes cast in Zimbabwe since it has been claimed that 296,519 Zimbabwean citizens were illegally allowed to vote.
According to a document signed by Mondlane’s lawyer, Judite Simão, the election in the polling stations set up in Zimbabwe must be annulled, taking into account the data from a report by the “Southern Africa Human Rights Lawyers High Commission Mozambique”, which states that Zimbabwean citizens voted in the Mozambican elections.
“If there is a will and interest in examining the matter, steps can be taken with the interior ministry to ascertain whether or not the 296,519 voters are Mozambicans with dual nationality,” reads the appeal.
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