Maputo, 24 Dec (AIM) – The electoral campaign director for Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party, Celso Correia, denies that he was behind the fraud recorded in the municipal elections held on 11 October.
In several public statements, Renamo, the largest opposition party in Mozambique, accused Celso Correia of being the architect of part of the electoral fraud in the municipal elections in which Frelimo supposedly won 60 municipalities.
However, Correia, who is also Minister of Agriculture, claims that his political party does not condone fraud.
“The competent institutions have already done their work on the matter and we are a party that does not tolerate fraud, and we are pleased that the party has managed to win the vote and the trust of the majority of Mozambicans”, he said, cited by the independent daily “O País.”
The most important thing at the moment, he said, is to design policies that respond to the needs both of those who voted for Frelimo and those who did not vote for the ruling party.
“We have major challenges in terms of employment and transport in urban areas, that’s what’s most important, the party has to be able to design policies that respond to these needs”, said Correia.
The accusations of fraud in the elections come not only from opposition parties, but also from credible observer groups.
Correia also ignored the parallel vote counts in large cities such as Maputo, Matola and Nampula, which showed that, contrary to the official results, Renamo won in these municipalities.
(AIM)
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