President Filipe Nyusi wins 73% of vote in election - election commission

FILE PHOTO: Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi speaks with the press after voting in Maputo, Mozambique, October, 15, 2019. REUTERS/Grant Lee Neuenburg/File Photo - Copyright Grant Neuenburg(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 27/10/2019 - 15:32•Updated 24/04/2024 - 01:04

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MAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique's incumbent President Filipe Nyusi has won 73% of the vote in a presidential election, the National Election Commission (CNE) said, securing a landslide victory.

Ossufo Momade, the candidate for the main opposition party and former guerrilla movement Renamo, trailed behind with 21.88% of the vote, the CNE Chairman Abdul Carimo said at a news conference on Sunday.

(Reporting by Manuel Mucari; Writing by Emma Rumney; Editing by Alison Williams)

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President Filipe Nyusi wins 73% of vote in election - election commission

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