The candidate for the Presidency is open to a dialogue with conditions and denounces the repression of the demonstrations
Oct. 28 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The main opposition candidate for the Presidency of Mozambique, Venancio Mondlane, has stressed that the country will soon face “hard and difficult days”, in the face of a second round of mobilizations in rejection of the official results of the elections, in which the government candidate, Daniel Chapo, has won.
“My people. Take advantage of Sunday and Monday to organize, because starting Tuesday there will be hard and very difficult days,” Mondlane said in a brief message on his account on the social network Facebook, after the repression of the protests of the last days against the results announced by the electoral commission.
The mobilizations after the announcement of Chapo’s victory have led to repression and riots in several cities, including the capital, Maputo, in the midst of what Mondlane’s followers describe as a fraud to prevent him from reaching the Presidency and benefit the candidate. of the governmental Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo).
Thus, Mondlane has advocated maintaining 25 days of mobilizations against the authorities, in tribute to two politicians close to the opposition who were recently murdered in the country after being shot 25 times, although he has recently said he is open to dialogue.
Mondlane stated on Saturday during a Facebook live that he is willing to start talks, after Frelimo spokesperson Ludmila Maguni stressed late on Friday that Chapo “has said that he is open to a dialogue, although we must be careful.” keep in mind that the results process is not over.”
“The results must still go to the Constitutional Council,” recalled Maguni, who stressed that “for now it cannot be said when there will be dialogue.” “If it takes place, I think we will all have the opportunity to participate,” he said, as reported by the Mozambican state news agency, AIM.
In response, the opponent said that he wants to “discuss what the people want,” although he set some preconditions. “Votes are not negotiated. Votes are counted,” he argued, while questioning the validity of the minutes. “Where are the results reports from Frelimo? Where are the results reports from the electoral organizations? We have to start there,” he said.
Mondlane also announced that, in the event that there was no announcement for a dialogue under these conditions, during Monday he would unveil a new calendar of mobilizations that would be “much tougher and more intense,” before accusing the security forces of committing “crimes against humanity” during the repression of the mobilizations.
The Mozambican electoral body has awarded victory to Chapo with 70.67 percent of the votes compared to Mondlane, who came in second place with 20.32 percent of the ballots. Behind them are the opposition Ossufo Momade, of the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo), with 5.81 percent of the votes, and Lutero Simango, who is at the head of the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), with 3.21 percent of the ballots.
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