The Mozambican president and the main political parties in Mozambique today signed an agreement in Maputo regarding the terms for state reforms, as part of the political dialogue to end the post-electoral crisis in the country.
The ceremony will be held at the Joaquim Chissano Conference Center, starting at 3 pm (two pm in Lisbon), and, in addition to the parties with seats in parliament, namely the Optimistic People for the Development of Mozambique (Podemos), the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) and the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), the agreement will also be signed by the extra-parliamentary New Democracy, in a dialogue that, in the last meeting, included party formations with representation in the provincial and municipal assemblies.
Although the Mozambican head of state has repeatedly promised to "broaden the dialogue table" to "various segments of society", one of the main criticisms raised by academics and analysts continues to be the absence of Venâncio Mondlane, the second most voted in the last elections according to the Constitutional Council and who is leading the worst contestation of the results that the country has seen since the first elections, in 1994. "We reached a 100% consensus regarding the content of the document", declared the President of Mozambique, Daniel Chapo, on February 27, the day on which the last dialogue session was held.
On February 19, after another session of talks, Chapo admitted the possibility of a constitutional review within the scope of the dialogue, pointing out, however, changes in the electoral law as the priority.
"There are other important matters that could lead to [a] constitutional review," Chapo stressed at the time.
Mozambique has been experiencing a climate of strong social unrest since October, with demonstrations and strikes called by former presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane, who rejects the election results of October 9, which gave victory to Daniel Chapo.
Currently, protests, now on a small scale, have been taking place in different parts of the country and, in addition to contesting the results, people are complaining about the rising cost of living and other social problems.
Since October, at least 353 people have died, including about two dozen minors, and around 3,500 have been injured during the protests, according to the electoral platform Decide, a non-governmental organization that monitors electoral processes.
The Mozambican government confirmed at least 80 deaths, in addition to the destruction of 1,677 commercial establishments, 177 schools and 23 health units, during the demonstrations.
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