The European Union Election Observation Mission in Mozambique has concluded that the general elections held on 9 October “had ...

The party was in civil war from 1977 to 1992 against Renamo, now a small opposition party. In the many decades of its rule, Frelimo has been accused of corruption, elitism, and of not improving ...

Mozambique’s two established opposition parties, Renamo and the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), have announced that they are boycotting Monday’s opening session of the newly elected parliament, ...

Members of the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), the third-largest party, and those of Renamo have said they will not attend the inauguration ceremonies. MDM leader Daviz Simango told a press ...

Two smaller opposition parties, Renamo and the Mozambique Democratic Movement, also boycotted the opening ceremony, saying they did not accept the outcome of the October election. Of the ...

The ceremony at the National Assembly saw 250 lawmakers sworn in, but about 30 seats remained vacant as the two main opposition parties—Renamo and the Democratic Movement of M - Mozambique’s ...

Renamo’s 28 MPs and the eight from the MDM stayed away in protest. The opening of parliament “constitutes a social outrage and a lack of respect for the will of Mozambicans” who were ...

Two other opposition parties, Renamo and the Mozambique Democratic Movement, had earlier ordered their elected deputies not to take their seats in Parliament. There are reports that the President ...

Two opposition parties, Renamo and MDM, announced they would boycott Monday’s session, which will swear in new parliamentarians. Renamo won 28 seats in the 250-seat house and the Democratic ...

The MPs elected in the October 9, 2024 elections were expected to be sworn into the 10th Parliament, but Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) and Movement for Democracy (MDM) MPs-elect did not show ...

He then joined Renamo, the main opposition, becoming one of its lawmakers. Mondlane unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Maputo in 2023 and led large protests against what he said was a rigged outcome.