🎐Mozambique's constitutional council will announce its verdict on the disputed election results on Monday. The council's verdict comes after widespread protests and unrest plunged the African nation into turmoil.
Ahead of the constitutional court's results, independent candidate Venancia Mondlanও🧔e threatened to call a "popular uprising" if the election results were upheld.
The Mozambique presidential election results were declarꦜed on October 9, 2024, and another term for the ruling Frelimo Party.
According to the Election Commission, Daniel Chapo, the candidate for the Frelimo party, won 71 percent of the vote, compared 🐠to his opponent Mondlane who won 20 percent of the vote and was🐟 support by the Podemos party.
However, as per Mondlane, the results of the elections have be♒en rigged in favour𝓀 of the Frelimo party, which has been ruling over Mozambique for the past 49 years.
Disputed Results Lead To Widespread Unrest
Following the results, Mondlane and the independent candidate's allies alleged that they should have 138 seats of 250, however, the result issued by the election commission declared 31 seats for the Podemos party.
Mondlane urged his supported to take to the streets, resulting in widespread unrest and protestꦚs.
As per Human Rights Watch, security forces cracked down in response to the protests, resulting in the death of at least 🃏130 people due to the clashes. Hundreds more were left injured due to the clashes with police forces.
Along with t𒁏his, protests became violent after 🍃the offices of the ruling Frelimo party were set on fire and the statue of former defence minister Alberto Chipande was pulled down.
Amid the unrest, Mondlane, who urged supporters to protest the results, fled the country aܫnd remains exiled in a🌊n unknown location. As per the opposition candidate, he fled due "avoid assassination."
