EU election observers said there had been ‘unjustified alterations’ to the results.

Spread This News BBC Mozambique’s ruling party, Frelimo, has won the country’s divisive, violence-marred election, extending its 49-year grip on power in the southern African nation, according to official results. Daniel Chapo, Frelimo’s relatively unknown presidential candidate, seen as an agent of change, will replace Filipe Nyusi, who has served two terms. At 47, Chapo,

Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, has won the country's divisive, violence-marred election, extending its 49-year grip on power in the southern African nation...

An opposition candidate says the vote was rigged and calls for more protests

MAPUTO (REUTERS) - Mozambique's ruling party Frelimo has retained power in this month's national election, extending its five-decade rule in the Southern African state as the opposition cried fraud. Frelimo's Daniel Chapo, 47, will succeed President Filipe Nyusi to become Mozambique's fifth...

As the official results show a Frelimo landslide, protests grow, fueled by economic discontent and demands for change.

Daniel Chapo got 70.67% of the vote, while his party won 195 of the 250 seats in parliament, the electoral commission said.

Protests quickly erupted across Mozambique on Thursday as the ruling Frelimo party was announced to have held onto power in this month's disputed election. It means Daniel Chapo will suceed President…

Frelimo's Daniel Chapo, 47, will succeed President Filipe Nyusi to become Mozambique's fifth president since its independence from Portugal in 1975.