Mozambique: Massive turnout overwhelms Renamo & voting system
People were still voting at midnight November 19, as the massive turnout totally overwhelmed the polling stations, forcing many to remain open well after the official 6 pm (1800) closing.
People were still voting at midnight last night, as the massive turnout totally overwhelmed the polling stations, forcing many to remain open well after the official 6 pm (1800) closing.
Renamo is also heading for a major defeat. Of the five cities where it had the mayor, it has already lost Marromeu and Angoche. It has also lost Ihla de Moçambique but there are indications of fraud there.
In Beira, Manuel Pereira, the Renamo candidate imposed the party president Afonso Dhlakama is doing very badly, while Daviz Simango, the previous Renamo mayor, standing as an independent, seems to be heading for a clear victory. In Beira, Frelimo is currently ahead for municipal assembly and is claiming victory.
In Nacala partial results are too close to call.
Frelimo is winning in all other municipalities. So far, only in Gurue was the result close – the Frelimo candidate for mayor gained 50.3% of the vote and avoided a second round only by 129 votes.