Mozambique: Observers Denounce Removal of Powers From District Courts

Maputo — The “Mais Integridade’ (“More Integrity’) Election observation consortium, formed by seven prominent Mozambican civil society organisations, has warned that stripping the district law courts of the power to order recounts in contested elections is a setback for Mozambican democracy.

The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, amended the electoral legislation and initially there was agreement that the courts should retain their power to order recounts.

In a rare example of…