Mozambique's highest court confirmed the parliamentary seat allocation from the election just before Christmas, with Frelimo obtaining 171 seats and Podemos, a small party that has become the main ...

PODEMOS is a relatively new opposition party that challenged the 49-year rule of the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique, or Frelimo, party in the Oct. 9 election.

Gunmen kill two Mozambique opposition officials before election protests Podemos party’s lawyer Elvino Dias and party representative Paulo Guambe killed before protests against the disputed vote.

Shortly after the election, Mondlane, 50, claimed victory, citing a “ parallel count ” by the Optimistic People for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS) party—a newcomer opposition party ...

PODEMOS is a relatively new opposition party that challenged the 49-year rule of the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique, or Frelimo, party in the Oct. 9 election.

Preliminary counts indicate that Renamo and Podemos will have similar numbers of members of parliament; the one with the most seats will become the official opposition. In a letter published ...

The PODEMOS party claimed to have won the presidency and the legislature. There is immense social anger in Mozambique driven by persistent poverty, inequality, police violence and corruption.

South Africa has closed its border again with Mozambique, where post-election protests have escalated, leading to clashes between protesters and the police.