Mozambique: Campaigning Without Punch-ups – allAfrica.com

A main form of campaigning is parades and caravans of supporters – in cars, on bicycles, on foot – with party banners. When caravans meet, they often exchange insults and even fight. But as these two pictures show, in practice local political figures all know each other and electoral competition need not be confrontations.
In Vilankulo, Inhambane, Frelimo and Renamo caravans crossed paths on Tuesday, but, unlike what has been normal, the atmosphere was festive: they talked, shook hands and…