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Simmering tension in Mozambique ahead of court ruling on disputed October election

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Mozambique's Constitutional Council is TOMORROW ( Monday 23rd Dec.) set to officially proclaim the outcome of the country's October presidential election results following a validation process. Mozambicans are calling for transparency after the Frelimo party, which has governed the country since its independence in 1975, retained power with a 71% majority vote. Civil unrest swept across parts of the country following the 9 October elections as allegations of vote-rigging surfaced. Since then, the country has sporadically been brought to a standstill as the economic hub and the country's capital Maputo has been shut down. The protests have also affected trade in the sub-region as operations at the Lebombo border post and access to the Port of Maputo corridor have been severely disrupted. The leader of the opposition PODEMOS party Venancio Mondlane THIS WEEK called on his supporters to escalate the protests ahead of the proclamation of the results by the Constitutional Council.  Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Clemente Carlos, a Mozambican journalist ..

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