FRELIMO Wins Mozambique Elections Amid Protest
Mozambique's ruling FRELIMO party has won the country's presidential and legislative elections, according to official results released on Wednesday.
Incumbent President Filipe Nyusi was re-elected with 58.58% of the vote, while the main opposition candidate, Ossufo Momade of the RENAMO party, received 27.92%.
FRELIMO also won a majority of seats in the parliament, taking 156 of the 250 seats.
The elections were held on October 15th amid widespread allegations of fraud and irregularities.
The opposition and international observers have expressed concerns about the credibility of the results.
The European Union Election Observation Mission said that the elections were "marred by irregularities and lacked transparency".
The US Embassy in Mozambique said that it was "concerned about the irregularities" and called for an "independent and transparent investigation".
The opposition has vowed to challenge the results in court.
The elections were seen as a test of Mozambique's democracy after a long civil war that ended in 1992.
The country has been ruled by FRELIMO since independence from Portugal in 1975.
The opposition has never won a presidential election.
The protests have been largely peaceful, but there have been some reports of violence
The government has deployed security forces to quell the unrest.
The situation in Mozambique remains tense.
It is unclear how the protests will affect the country's political stability.
