Mozambique: 25 Years of Electoral Fraud, Protected By Secrecy

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] From declaring Joaquim Chissano president in 1999 when Afonso Dhlakama had the most votes, to naming Frelimo victor in Maputo and Matola when Renamo had most votes in 2023, Mozambique's mix of ruling party dominance and total secrecy has permitted fraud in nearly all elections. But this study shows the shape of electoral fraud has changed. For 20 years, it was increasingly organised, but remained largely covert. The image remained of free and fair elections, and that voting could bring change. In the