{"id":229011,"date":"2024-10-09T17:40:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T17:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/09\/mozambicans-vote-in-key-election-for-a-new-president\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T17:40:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T17:40:48","slug":"mozambicans-vote-in-key-election-for-a-new-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/09\/mozambicans-vote-in-key-election-for-a-new-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozambicans vote in key election for a new president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/424\/42439929.295.jpg\" alt=\"More than 16 million people are registered to vote - with change promised by all candidates\" title=\"More than 16 million people are registered to vote - with change promised by all candidates\" width=\"295\" height=\"171\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>More than 16 million people are registered to vote &#8211; with change promised by all candidates<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Mozambicans are voting in a general election, with the ruling Frelimo party that has been in power for half a century likely to hold on to power.<\/p>\n<p>President Filipe Nyusi, who is stepping down after serving the two-term limit, was among the first to vote when polls opened at 07:00 local time (05:00 GMT).<\/p>\n<p>The ruling party\u2019s presidential candidate is 47-year-old Daniel Chapo, who was a relatively unknown figure until his nomination and presents himself as an agent of change.<\/p>\n<p>His rivals are independent Ven\u00e2ncio Mondlane, Ossufo Momade, a former rebel commander and leader of the main opposition Renamo party, and Lutero Simango from the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM) party.<\/p>\n<p>The election is regarded as watershed moment for the southern African nation as for the first time the Frelimo candidate did not fight in the independence war.<\/p>\n<p>The party has been in power since Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975.<\/p>\n<p>Chapo, who was born two years after independence, is also seen by many as untouched by the party\u2019s various corruption scandals.<\/p>\n<p>*Fresh faces in Mozambique&#8217;s poll as independence era leaders bow out<\/p>\n<p>*A quick guide to Mozambique<\/p>\n<p>Nyusi cast his vote in the capital, Maputo &#8211; where early morning voters had to brave the rain &#8211; and afterwards called for patience from the electorate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would also ask that no group of citizens agitates or threatens others, that everything happens in peace and tranquillity and that we avoid announcing the results ahead of time,&#8221; the AFP news agency quotes the 65-year-old outgoing president as saying.<\/p>\n<p>More than 16 million people are registered to vote. A student waiting to vote in Maputo reflected the mood of many young people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel hopeful&#8230; People my age are worried about the future of our country, so I think they will vote,&#8221; Augusto Ndeve Pais, 22, told the Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n<p>Most analysts say the biggest challenge for any new president will be creating economic opportunities and jobs in a country where 62% of the population live in extreme poverty, on less than $1.90 (\u00a31.45) a day.<\/p>\n<p>Mozambique &#8211; which is still suffering from the effects of a 16-year civil war that ended in 1992 &#8211; had hoped for a economic boost with the discovery of rich gas deposits in the north.<\/p>\n<p>But an Islamist insurgency that erupted in the northern province of Cabo Delgado in 2017 has put a halt to various lucrative liquefied natural gas projects. They are yet to start up again despite the presence of Rwandan and South Africans troops deployed to deal with the jihadists.<\/p>\n<p>Counting will start after polls close at 18:00 local time, with official results due to be released in about two weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 16 million people are registered to vote &#8211; with change promised by all candidates Mozambicans are voting in a general election, with the ruling Frelimo party that has been in power for half a century likely to hold on to power. 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