Vote rigging, low support for Frelimo in local poll mark 'beginning of the end' - analyst
A leading political analyst says with Frelimo at its lowest, the opposition needs to produce a young, charismatic candidate to challenge for the presidency.
Renamo and the ruling Frelimo have in the past been on two opposing sides in the country's civil war episodes since 1975. "The elections were prepared in the same way the state always organises elections; to be rigged in favour of Frelimo, the voter registration was flawed. This made it difficult for opposition supporters to have access to registration centres."Frelimo used the police to intimidate voters, used polling clerks to do ballot box staffing, and manipulated the tally sheets," he said.
"In Maputo's plush suburbs, where the ruling elite and the president dwell, Frelimo lost big. But they went on to rig the election." "The courts have been nullifying the elections in Maputo and Matola; they ordered a vote recount. This is also happening in the heartland of Frelimo ," he said."It was a clear red card for Frelimo. People are tired.
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