{"id":52395,"date":"2024-12-24T06:31:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T06:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/court-validates-daniel-chapo-s-victory-as-mozambique-s-fifth-president\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T06:33:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T06:33:10","slug":"court-validates-daniel-chapo-s-victory-as-mozambique-s-fifth-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/court-validates-daniel-chapo-s-victory-as-mozambique-s-fifth-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Court validates Daniel Chapo\u2019s victory as Mozambique\u2019s Fifth President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapo, representing the ruling party Frelimo, secured 65.17% of the votes, a slight decrease from the 70.67% initially announced by the National Electoral Commission (CNE) in October. <\/p>\n<p>His main rival, Venancio Mondlane of the extra-parliamentary Podemos party, garnered 24.19%, while Renamo\u2019s Ossufo Momade and Lutero Simango of the MDM captured 6.62% and 4.02%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Lucia Ribeiro, President of the CC, acknowledged irregularities during the election but noted they were insufficient to nullify the results.<\/p>\n<p>In parliamentary elections, Frelimo retained its dominance, winning 171 of the 250 seats.<\/p>\n<p>Podemos followed with 43 seats, Renamo secured 28, and the MDM claimed 8.<\/p>\n<p>Post-election violence has cast a shadow over the results, with local reports indicating over 100 civilian deaths and hundreds injured. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the unrest, Chapo is set to succeed outgoing President Filipe Nyusi, continuing Frelimo\u2019s long-standing leadership.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-79406\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/chap-2.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Chapo is set to succeed outgoing President Filipe Nyusi. \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mozambique\u2019s Constitutional Council (CC) has officially declared Daniel Chapo as the winner 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