ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Frelimo Calls for Postponement of Provincial Elections, All Africa (2007)

Frelimo requested next year's elections to be postponed.

Frelimo Chooses Election Candidates, All Africa (2007)

Although Frelimo Party has called for the postponement of the elections has pressed ahead with selecting its candidates.

Frelimo Preparing for 2009 General Elections, allAfrica (2009)

Ruling Frelimo Party announced on Tuesday that it is already preparing for victory in the presidential, parliamentary and provincial elections scheduled for this year.

Mozambique: Constitutional Council dumps two-thirds of presidential candidates, Afrik (2009)

Mozambique’s Constitutional Council (CC), the body in charge of verifying the nomination papers of presidential candidates, has rejected six candidates who had submitted their nominations to contest in the October presidential elections.

Mozambique: Frelimo's election manifesto (2009)

Mozambique's ruling party Frelimo has vowed to fight corruption, consolidate national unity, and promote peace and democracy in its election manifesto for the upcoming general elections.

Start of Election Campaign Marred By Violence, All Africa (2009)

The start of the election campaign ahead of Mozambique's general and provincial elections, scheduled for 28 October, was marred by serious acts of violence on Sunday morning when a gang of youths, apparently consisting of supporters of the ruling Frelimo Party, attacked and looted an office of the opposition Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM) in the southern province of Gaza.

Campaigning begins in Mozambique, IOL (2009)

Campaigning officially got under way on Sunday for October 28 elections in Mozambique, the fourth since the southern African country became a multi-party democracy 15 years ago.

NE Gives Reasons for Excluding Parties, All Africa (2009)

Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE) on Wednesday published its reasons for excluding political parties from some or all of the constituencies in the 28 October parliamentary elections.

Tiny Parties Call for Sanctions Against Country, All Africa (2009)

A group of tiny political parties have demanded that the international community impose "immediate and unconditional sanctions against the Mozambican government" because they have been excluded from competing in some or all of the constituencies in the forthcoming parliamentary elections.

Guebuza Pledges No Attempt At a Third Term, All Africa (2009)

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza pledged on Sunday that, if he wins this year's presidential election, he will make no attempt to amend the Constitution so that he could stand for a third term of office.

Any secretive government will not be credible, The Post (2009)

Any government that is secretive and non-approachable will not be credible in the eyes of the voters, PANOS Southern Africa media and ICTs development programme officer Gillies Kasongo has observed.

Angola joins SADC observer team in Mozambique polls, ANGOP (2009)

Angola is integrating the troika of observers of Mozambique's general elections of the Organ for Political, Defence and Security Cooperation of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), under the presidency of Zambia.

Mozambicans Ready to Vote Wednesday, VOA News (2009)

Mozambicans are in the second day of reflection Tuesday, a day ahead of the October 28 general election.

Mozambique heads into repeat of last election, IOL (2009)

Mozambique's opposition leader of three decades says he won't seek the presidency again if defeated in elections on Wednesday, which are likely to be won by the ruling party credited with one of Africa's biggest success stories.

Election express pulls in to Mozambique, MG (2009)

After South Africa, Malawi and Botswana, the 2009 Southern Africa election express rolls into the region's rising star, Mozambique, this week.

Presidential Candidates End Their Campaigns, All Africa (2009)

The Mozambican election campaign ended on Sunday, with the three presidential candidates making last minute calls for votes in widely separated parts of the country - Armando Guebuza, of the ruling Frelimo Party, in the northern city of Nampula, Afonso Dhlakama, of the main opposition party, Renamo, in Maputo and Gaza, in the south, and Daviz Simango, of the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), in his stronghold of Beira.

High Turnout With Long Queues Remaining at 11 am, All Africa (2009)

Our journalists throughout the country report a high turnout today and that at 11 am most polling stations still had long queues, often more than 50 people. Most polling stations opened on time at 7 am or soon after, more than 80 of our journalists who are within mobile telephone range reported this morning.

Counting in Progress, unofficial results trickle in, AEP (2009)

After successful elections on Wednesday 28th October 2009, counting is underway throughout the country with some unofficial results tricking in. According to Mozambican Radio and national TV (TVM) reports compiled from results sheets posted at the polling stations after the initial count shows gains by FRELIMO party. It is important to stress all these results are provisional since they are yet to be confirmed by National Elections Commission (CNE):

Observers give cautious praise for Mozambique vote, Yahoo News (2009)

International observers on Friday praised elections expected to return Mozambique's ruling party to power, but raised questions about the exclusion of opposition parties from some races.

Mozambique ruling party leads election results, MG (2009)

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza's ruling party on Friday held a firm lead in parliamentary poll results in the country's fourth democratic elections, partial figures showed.