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Vol 66 No 2

Published 24th January 2025


Mozambique

Facing the costs of Nyusi’s inheritance

Ruling party candidate Daniel Chapo has been sworn in as president but inherits an economy ravaged by corruption and post-election protests

Daniel Chapo of the ruling Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo) took the presidential oath on 15 January, but post-election protests have cast serious doubt over how effectively he, and Frelimo, will be able to govern. Since the 9 October election, Mozambique has been riven by a breakdown in law and order. The opposition Partido Otimista pelo Desenvolvimento de Moçambique (Podemos) and its presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane maintain that they won the elections. The scale of participation and public anger during the demonstrations suggests that Mondlane and Podemos enjoy a high level of support, while anti-Frelimo feeling is strong and widespread.

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