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Constitutional Council confirms Frelimo win in Nacala
(31/3/2009) |
Frelimo’s victory in the 11 February second round contest for mayor of Nacala was confirmed by the Constitutional Council (CC) on 31 March. The CC accepted the election commission view that although there was serious fraud, it was not enough to effect the outcome.
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Bulletin_30-Nacala-CC_confirmation_31Mar09.pdf |
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Renamo protest: Irregularities do not account for 10% difference
(13/2/2009) |
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Renamo has issued a protest against the results in Nacala and says it will not recognise the result. The protest contains five points, three of which do not seem to be supported. On two points, Renamo complaints are supported, but do not involve enough votes to account for the large difference between the two candidates, and thus are not enough to overturn the election. Details of the protest and our analysis are in the document below:
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Bulletin 29b - Renamo protest - 13Feb09.pdf |
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Frelimo victory in Nacala confirmed by parallel count
(12/2/2009) |
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Frelimo candidate Chale Ossufo won 55.1% of the vote for mayor in Nacala Wednesday, compared to 44.9% for Manuel dos Santos, the Renamo and incumbent mayor, according to the parallel count carried out by the Electoral Observatory. The parallel count is unofficial, but proved accurate in the first round on 19 November. Turnout was slightly down, at 54.1% compared to 56.8% on 19 November. More details in Bulletin 29.
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Bulletin 29 - Frelimo victory, Renamo protest - 13Feb09.pdf |
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Invalidating votes for Renamo
(12/2/2009) |
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Five of the 41 Nacala polling stations checked by the Bulletin showed very high numbers of invalid votes, which may indicate fraud. In two polling stations in Matalane there have been explicit accusations of polling station staff illegally invalidating votes for the Renamo candidate Manuel dos Santos. MORE details in Bulletin 28.
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Bulletin 28 - Nacala partial results - 12Feb09am.pdf |
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Government threatens to cut investment if Frelimo loses
(11/2/2009) |
“If Ossufo Chale does not win, these investments be taken away, so your children will remain unemployed,” warned Aiuba Cuerreneia, Minister of Planning and Development, at a meeting just before the start of the campaign rally. Similarly, Frelimo candidate Ossufo Chalé is claiming the $47 million for Nacala from the United States Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) as support for Frelimo.
For MORE on the Nacala election campaign, see election bulletin 27 part 2
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Bulletin 27 part 2 - Nacala campaign - 11Feb09am.pdf |
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Voting opens in Nacala
(11/2/2009) |
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High turnouts in suburban neighbourhoods and lower turnouts in the centre of the city marked the opening of voting in Nacala today, Wednesday 11 February. Voters are having to queue in the rain, and heavy rain over the past few days has caused some problems with access to polling stations on the edge of the city.
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Bulletin 27 part 1 - Voting opens in Nacala - 11Feb09am.pdf |
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Official results of 19 November 2008 local elections
(28/1/2009) |
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These are the final, official results of the 19 November local elections, as proclaimed by the Constitutional Council on 16 January. These differ from the results posted here on 7 December in two ways: the Constitutional Council corrected the result for Milange, and our tables contained a few typing errors.
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Final results of 19 November 2008 local elections, as proclaimed by CC.pdf |
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CNE offended by our criticism
(28/1/2009) |
The National Elections Commission is “extremely offended” (bastante ofendidos) by an article in this Bulletin last week, according to the Maputo daily O Pais.
In Bulletin 25:
+ Election commission offended by Bulletin article
+ Comment: Secret alternations to intermediate results
+ O País article
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Bulletin 25 - Election commission offended.pdf |
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Nacala 2nd round to be 11 February
(20/1/2009) |
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Election Bulletin 24 - 20Jan09 - Nacala 2nd round 11 Feb.pdf |
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Constitutional Council confirms election results but changes Milange
(19/1/2009) |
In Election Bulletin 23:
+ Constitutional Council confirms election results but changes Milange
+ Sharp criticism of Elections Commission
+ Candidate’s arrest was illegal
+ Consolidated law needed
+ Is complaints procedure unworkable?
+ Milange change gives UNAMO extra seat
+ Do they know it’s Christmas?
Comment: Moving from secrecy to transparency
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Election Bulletin 23 - 17Jan09.pdf |
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