Maputo : Mozambique’s Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE), the executive body of the National Elections Committee (CNE), announced Thursday that Filipe Nyusi, the candidate of the ruling Frelimo party, has been elected as the fourth president since the southern African country’s independence in 1975.
The 55-year-old Nyusi got 57.3 percent of the votes during the Oct 15 presidential race, while Afonso Dhlakama, the leader and candidate of the main opposition Renamo, won 36.61 percent of votes, and Daviz Simango, the candidate of opposition Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM) and mayor of Beira, won 6.36 percent, Xinhua reported.
The STAE also announced that the ruling Frelimo won the parliamentary and provincial elections as well, with 144 seats in the parliament and 485 seats in the provincial assemblies.
Compared to the current parliament, Frelimo dropped from 191 seats, while the former rebel movement Renamo increased its tally by 38 seats to 89, and the MDM from eight seats to 17.
As for the provincial assemblies, Renamo got 295 seats while MDM got 31.
According to law, the country’s Constitutional Council, the body in charge of election issues, will afterwards have 45 days to validate the results.
Furthermore, Mozambique police authorities all over the country Thursday have been announcing that the it was reinforcing its contingents in every region of the country after the announcement of elections results.
Untoward incidents are expected in central and northern regions of the country, particularly in Sofala and Zambezia province where the opposition has significant support.