The Police of the Mozambican Republic (PRM) today called on political actors to abide by the ‘principle of legality’ and to follow the announcement of the election results, scheduled for Thursday, with ‘calm and serenity’.
‘The PRM urges the Mozambican people, in general, and in particular all leaders, leaders, members and sympathisers of political parties to conform to the principle of legality and to follow the official announcement of the election results calmly and serenely, guided by a patriotic spirit, civility and urbanity during and after the act in question,’ appealed police spokesman Orlando Mudumane.
At a press conference in Maputo, the Mozambican police ‘discouraged acts of vandalism, violence and public disorder in the country’ in the face of the two-day strike and demonstrations called by presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane for Thursday and Friday.
‘The PRM urges everyone to collaborate strictly with the corporation in all circumstances, remaining vigilant and attentive, not allowing themselves to be manipulated by individuals who spread incendiary speeches and disinformation through social networks with the aim of provoking upheaval and social chaos,’ Mudumane concluded.
The Mozambican National Electoral Commission (CNE) will announce the results of the 9 October general elections this Thursday, which still have to be validated and then proclaimed by the Constitutional Council, the institution’s spokesperson told Lusa today.
‘The announcement will be on Thursday,’ said CNE spokesman Paulo Cuinica, when questioned by Lusa.
Lusa previously reported that presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane had called for two days of national ‘peaceful’ paralysation and demonstration in Mozambique from Thursday.
‘We’re going to sacrifice two days of our lives so that we can all demonstrate. And we don’t need to inform the police or the municipality,’ announced Venâncio Mondlane.
‘The country must stand still for these two days,’ he said.
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi appealed today not to turn ‘a tragedy, which was the barbaric murder of two compatriots’ into a ‘fuse to inflict more suffering on other compatriots’, in a speech in Maputo.
‘Let’s not make a tragedy, which was the barbaric murder of two compatriots, repudiated by all Mozambicans, by the whole world, by the government, let’s not make this a fuse to inflict more suffering on other compatriots of ours, who may see their daily and incessant search for their livelihoods limited,’ said the Mozambican head of state.
The general elections on 9 October included the seventh presidential elections at the same time as legislative elections and elections for provincial assemblies and governors.
