Mozambique’s Highest Court Confirms Frelimo Election Victory

The highest court in Mozambique, the Constitutional Council, confirmed the disputed October election results that extended the Frelimo party’s 50-year grip on power.

Daniel Chapo, Frelimo’s presidential candidate, secured 65 percent of the vote, the seven-judge bench ruled, revising down the initial results of nearly 71 percent, announced in November by the National Electoral Commission (CNE).

Venancio Mondlane, the Podemos candidate, remained in second place with 24.19 percent of the votes…