Analysis - Mozambique's parliament and its new president, Daniel Chapo, were sworn in in mid-January 2025 after a tumultuous post-election period of protests, barricades and police violence.

when he joined the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM). This was a new political party created by Daviz Simango, a son of the former vice-president of Frelimo, Uria Simango, in 2008.

It is increasingly clear that Venâncio António Bila Mondlane, the second most-voted-for candidate in the presidential ...

Thirty-four members of parliament from the opposition Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) and the Mozambique Democratic ...

These cycles will continue unless Mozambique undertakes sweeping economic and political reforms. These would need to include ...

Members of Parliament of the traditional opposition parties – Mozambican National Resistance and Mozambique Democratic ...

Mozambique’s disputed October elections were “marked by anomalies and serious flaws,” the European Union’s observation mission said in a report, adding credence to widespread condemnation of the ...

With the sound of helicopters overhead, Chapo said during his inaugural speech that political dialogue was ... accuses the Frelimo party of rigging the election. Frelimo has governed Mozambique since ...

Another opposition party, Remano, also boycotted the event ... She also called on Ramaphosa to clarify South Africa’s position on Mozambique’s political crisis. “South Africa should be ...

However, opposition parties rejected the results, and for close to 10 weeks, Mozambique has endured ... It is just the beginning' Political analyst Evaristo Cumbane said the new president is ...