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Courts validate Mozambique elections results
Mozambique’s Supreme Court, sitting as the Constitutional Council, has
validated the presidential and parliamentary elections held 3-5 December,
dashing the hopes of the opposition coalition who had petitioned the
country’s highest court to nullify the results.
Maputo, Tuesday 4 January 2000
It's official:
Chissano and FRELIMO win Mozambique elections
Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party
and incumbent President Joaquim Chissano were today officially declared
winners of the second multi-party elections held on 3-5 December after a
lengthy and acrimonious vote-count.
Maputo,
Wednesday 22 December, 1999
Anxiety over election results heightens in
Mozambique
Mozambique's Interior Minister,
Almeininho Manhenje, has warned that police are on full alert and will deal
ruthlessly with any disruptions after the announcement of the final results
of results of the second multi-party elections due later today.
Maputo, Monday
20 December, 1999
Frelimo and
Chissano win Mozambique Elections
The long awaited preliminary national
results of Mozambique’s second multi-party elections announced Thursday night
show that the ruling Frelimo party and incumbent President Joaquim Chissano
appear to have won a narrow victory in the presidential and parliamentary
held on December 3 to 5.
Maputo, Friday
17 December, 1999
Complex vote-counting creates confusion in
Mozambique
Mozambique’s complex vote-counting
system has delayed results of the second multi-party elections in Mozambique
and thrown the final outcome into confusion.
Maputo,
Thursday 16 December, 1999
Slow vote count frustrates Mozambicans
Mozambique's much-lauded
election process was beginning to come under criticism from voters, observers
and monitors and media today (Wednesday) as unofficial results came in at a
snail's pace.
Maputo,
Wednesday 8 December, 1999
Mozambique seems set to become two-party
state
With 10 percent of unofficial
results now in, Mozambique's presidential and parliamentary results seem to
indicate that President Joaquim Chissano and his ruling Frelimo Party could well
carry both polls. Results collected from Radio Mozambique and the Mozambique
News Agency (AIM) show Chissano with 367,981 votes to Afonso Dhlakama of the
Renamo-Electoral Union with 223,830. These results are from 996 polling
stations out of a total 8,350.
Maputo,
Tuesday 7 December, 1999
Why Nujoma, SWAPO won
In the end, it was written all
over the faces of the ecstatic voter, the youth, the women and the
grandfather figures of the liberation age-the South West African Peoples
Organisation (SWAPO) had brought freedom and hope to Namibia, a country once
held captive by apartheid forces. Swapo endures.
Windhoek,
Tuesday 7 December, 1999
Observers praise Mozambique
elections
As preliminary results of
Mozambique's presidential and parliamentary elections trickled in, regional
and international observer missions praised citizens, political parties and
electoral officials for the faith in the democratic process which allowed
Mozambicans to express their will.
Maputo, Monday
6 December, 1999
Mozambique elections end: counting already
started
Mozambique's drawn-out
elections officially ended at 6 p.m. today (Sunday) after a 24-hour
extension. Election officials said counting had already started, although
even preliminary and very partial results will not be known for several days.
Maputo, Sunday
5 December, 1999
SWAPO celebrates resounding victory
There was jubilation in the
streets of Windhoek late yesterday as supporters of the ruling South West
Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) celebrated resounding victories in both
the National Assembly and Presidential elections.
Windhoek,
Sunday 5 December, 1999
Bad weather forces extension of Mozambique
elections
Torrential rains and flooding
in parts of the large central province of Zambezia have forced the National
Election Commission (CNE) of Mozambique to extend voting for 24 hours. All
polls in the country will now close at 6 p.m. Sunday.
Maputo,
Saturday 4 December, 1999
EU rules out double-voting but queries
voter figures
The European Union (EU)
election observation mission said today there was no pattern of double voting
in Namibia's third national elections despite fears that the ink used to mark
voters easily rubs off.
Windhoek,
Saturday 4 December, 1999
Mozambique elections move smoothly during
first day
More than 50 percent of
Mozambique's more than 7 million voters had cast their ballots by 1 p.m.
today (Friday) in the country's second multi-party presidential and
parliamentary elections.
Maputo, Friday
3 December, 1999
DTA moves to second position
The ruling South West African
Peoples Organisation( Swapo) continued to increase the gap between itself and
the opposition as counting in Namibia's third multiparty elections continued
into late afternoon.
Windhoek,
Friday 3 December, 1999
SWAPO, Nujoma surge ahead
President Sam Nujoma roars
further ahead, his party the South West African Peoples Organisation (SWAPO) heads
for a resounding victory while a fragmented opposition scrambles for second
position and at least a seat in the 72-member national assembly.
Windhoek,
Friday 3 December, 1999
Nujoma takes early lead
President Sam Nujoma has
taken an early lead in the presidential elections, preliminary results from
the northern region of Nambia, a traditional strong hold of the ruling SouthWest
African People's Organisation (SWAPO), indicate.
Windhoek,
Thursday 2 December, 1999
Observers find Mozambique electoral
process "satisfactory"
On the eve of Mozambique's
second multi-party election, regional and international observers seem to
agree that the campaign and electoral process has been satisfactory. More
than seven million voters are expected go to the polls tomorrow and Saturday
with counting beginning immediately the polling stations close. Polling
stations, each of which corresponds to approximately 1,000 registered voters,
are open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Maputo,
Thursday 2 December, 1999
Namibia elections eye opener - Bam
As vote-counting began in
earnest, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral
Commissions Forum said here, it was impressed with the level of transparency
in Namibia's third multiparty polls.
Windhoek,
Thursday 2 December, 1999
Low-key Mozambique election ends as it
began - quietly
Voters and politicians took a
day off from the presidential and parliamentary elections to go about their daily
business before voting starts Friday and continues Saturday across this large
and diverse country.
Maputo,
Wednesday 1 December, 1999
Electoral Commission diffuses potentially
explosive situation
As voting in Namibia entered
its second day, the Electoral Commission managed to diffuse a potentially
explosive situation concerning the indelible ink which is being used on
voters.
Windhoek,
Wednesday 1 December, 1999
Namibians flock to the polls
Long queues formed outside most
polling stations well before sunrise, as Namibians began a two-day process of
electing a president and parliamentary representatives for the next five
years.
The Electoral Commission
reported an enthusiastic start to voting in Namibia's 13 regions, with minor
glitches-a few attributed to heavy rains.
Windhoek,
Tuesday 30 November, 1999
Large rallies mark end of official Mozambique campaign
Mozambicans have a 48-hour
reprieve from electioneering before they go to the polls Friday and Saturday.
By law, all campaigning stops tonight(Tuesday) allowing the 7,400,000
eligible voters time to reflect beforethey begin to cast their ballots for
presidential and parliamentary candidates Friday and Saturday.
Maputo,
Tuesday 30 November, 1999
FRELIMO, RENAMO wrapup campaigns with
counter-charges
With 10 political parties and
three coalitions registered with the National Elections Commission (CNE) for
Mozambique's second multi-party parliamentary and presidential elections next
Friday and Saturday (3-4 December), the key issue emerging is whether the
ruling party Frelimo party cann gain a two-thirds majority in the Assembly of
the Republic in order to push through constitutional amendments denied it by
the opposition Renamo in the last sitting of the 250-member parliament.
Maputo,
Tuesday 30 November, 1999
High expectations, as Namibia votes
High expectations from the
the new opposition party-Congress of Democrats(CoD)- permeate the
capital, with analysts predicting a strong enough showing to prevent the
ruling South West African People's Organisation(SWAPO) retaining a two
thirds parliamentary majority in Namibia's third mutliparty elections.
Windhoek,
Monday 29 November, 1999
Chissano appeals for calm: predicts overwhelming
victory
Hilda Conceicao and Antonio
Moiane are standing on
the side of the deeply-rutted road, their ragged clothes and work-hardened
hands tell who they are. Peasant farmers warily watching strangers come into
their lush maize fields - the rainy season has come to southern Mozambique -
to talk about the elections this week.
Maputo, Monday
29 November, 1999
Women's network advocates for gender balance in
politics
With only 15 women
in the National assembly of 78 members, women's organisations in Namibia
under the banner of the Women's Manifesto Network, have come together to
advocate gender balance in politics and decision making.
Windhoek,
Monday 29 November, 1999
Regional observers in Namibia
A confluence of regional
observers is breaking new ground in cross-border election monitoring-three
prominent groups are in Namibia ahead of the
country's third democratic polls as part of a long term Southern African
initiative.
Windhoek,
Monday 29 November, 1999
Right to amend constitution key Mozambique
election issue
With 10 political parties and
three coalitions registered with the National Elections Commission (CNE) for
Mozambique's second multi-party parliamentary and presidential elections next
Friday and Saturday (3-4 December), the key issue emerging is whether the
ruling party Frelimo party cann gain a two-thirds majority in the Assembly of
the Republic in order to push through constitutional amendments denied it by
the opposition Renamo in the last sitting of the 250-member parliament.
Maputo, Sunday
28 November, 1999
Small signs of Mozambique's political
maturity
Hilda Conceicao and Antonio
Moiane are standing on
the side of the deeply-rutted road, their ragged clothes and work-hardened hands
tell who they are. Peasant farmers warily watching strangers come into their
lush maize fields - the rainy season has come to southern Mozambique - to
talk about the elections this week.
Maputo, Sunday
28 November, 1999
President Sam Nujoma addresses star rally
Thousands of
ruling South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) supporters, thronged the
Multi-purpose Youth Centre in Katutura today, to listen to President Sam
Nujoma's last address before the national elections on Tuesday.
Windhoek,
Sunday 28 November, 1999
Namibians prepare to go to the polls
As Namibians
prepare to go to the polls on November 30 and December 1, the ruling South
West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) is largely expected to win for the third
time running, but the newly formed Congress of Democrats (CoD) is likely to
upset its chances of getting a two thirds majority.
Windhoek,
Saturday 27 November, 1999
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