Presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane filed an appeal with the Mozambican Constitutional Council asking for the vote to be nullified in the Zimbabwean constituency, alleging that it had votes from 296,519 Zimbabweans "without active electoral capacity".
According to the appeal presented by Judite Simão, representative of Venâncio Mondlane, it invokes the "nullity of the presidential election" on October 9th in the neighboring country's constituency, citing data from the report by the Southern AFrica Human Rights Lawyers High Commission Mozambique, which mentions that that number of Zimbabwean citizens voted "illegally".
"If there is a desire and interest in assessing the matter, steps can be taken with the Ministry of the Interior to ascertain whether or not the 296,519 voters/voters (...) are Mozambicans with dual nationality", reads the appeal, documenting with voter registration photos.
The National Elections Commission (CNE) of Mozambique approved the creation of 602 polling stations in seven African and two European countries for the total voting of 331,939 registered voters abroad who could vote in these October 9 presidential and legislative elections. .
The country with the largest number of polling stations was neighboring South Africa, with 359, for 215,831 voters to vote, but the constitution was still approved, namely 60 stations in Zimbabwe.
Venâncio Mondlane disputes the attribution of victory to Daniel Chapo, a candidate supported by the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo, in power), with 70.67% of the votes, according to the results announced on October 24 by the National Elections Commission (CNE) and which still need to be validated by the Constitutional Council.
The leaders of the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo), Ossufo Momade, and the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), Lutero Simango, the two largest opposition parties and both candidates for the position of President of the Republic in the October vote, have asked in recent days the cancellation and repetition of the elections, alleging several irregularities in the process.
"Forget it. We want electoral truth. Whoever won, won. Votes cannot be negotiated", Venâncio Mondlane responded on Tuesday, regarding these positions.
On the same day, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi invited the four presidential candidates to a meeting, including Venâncio Mondlane, and said that the violent post-election demonstrations were creating "chaos" and that "spreading fear through the streets" weakens the country. .
"I promise that, until the last day of my term, I will use all my energy to pacify Mozambique, I will. But for me to be successful in this mission, we need all of us and each one of you (...). Mozambicans have to be together to solve the problems", said Nyusi, in a message to the nation, lasting around 45 minutes, about the country's "situation in the post-election period".
Appealing for "liberation from selfishness" in this post-election process, the head of state, whose last term ends in January, assured that the government is "open" to "together" find "a solution" for the current situation, marked by strikes and demonstrations called by presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane.
"We even need the different candidates for President of the Republic. We need the involvement of Lutero Simango, Daniel Chapo, Venâncio Mondlane and Ossufo Momade. We need the involvement of their collaborators and supporters. I want to take this opportunity to invite all of them, these four that I spoke to, the candidates, to accept my appeal to meet with the four, so that together we can assess this situation and find a solution that benefits Mozambicans", said Nyusi.
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