Mozambique: Proposes Amending Voter Registration Dates

Maputo — Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo Party on Thursday submitted a request for a special session of the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, to amend the electoral legislation, so that the date for this year’s voter registration can be changed.

The National Elections Commission (CNE) proposed that voter registration, ahead of the presidential, parliamentary and provincial elections scheduled for 9 October, should begin on 1 February.

But this is wildly impractical, since1…