Venancio Mondlane

Rising stars of the younger generation such as Quelimane mayoral candidate Manuel de Araujo and his counterpart in Maputo Venancio Mondlane are key contenders...

Long held by Frelimo Maputo was expected to swing to main opposition party Resistência Nacional Moçambicana (Renamo) led by popular mayoral candidate Venancio Mondlane amid deep disappointment with Frelimo in urban areas (AC Vol 59 No 21 Poll knocks Frelimo confidence)...

The party lost votes to reforming party Juntos Pela Cidade as a result although it won overall in part because Renamo candidate Venancio Mondlane was excluded on a technicality...

The CNE has also disqualified Renamo's candidate Venancio Mondlane who shocked Frelimo by taking 40% of the vote in the 2013 mayoral poll when he was standing for the Renamo offshoot Movimento Democrático de Moçambique (MDM)...

Nevertheless the MDM is on the map now and will join Parliament with at least 25 seats and a strong bench that includes Venâncio Mondlane former Criminal Investigation Police officer António Frangoulis MDM Secretary General Luís Boavida and Gerardo de Carvalho...

The MDM took about one-third of the vote in many districts including Maputo City where Frelimo Mayor David Simango (no relation to Daviz Simango) only narrowly beat the MDM candidate Venâncio Mondlane...