Mozambique: Schools Close So Teachers Can Campaign For Frelimo

The Ministry of Education is tightly controlled by Frelimo. Teachers and school directors are expected to campaign and vote for Frelimo. Often, all teachers are registered at a single polling station to facilitate party control. And there have been widespread reports of schools closed this week, as teachers (and sometimes their pupils) campaign.

The school term should have begun Monday, but teachers have not shown up this week Marraca Primary School, in the Luluti administrative post, Nampula. In…