Africa-Press – Mozambique. The Mozambican president on Monday reiterated his call for everyone to commit to implementing the political dialogue law aimed at reforms, which he said would lead to a revision of the Constitution and put an end to the usual post-election violence.
“We live in times when the challenges to the democratic rule of law are increasingly complex and the risks to democracy are more evident, not only in Mozambique, but also in the region, in Africa and in the world. That is why we are invited to contribute to the implementation of the law that approves the political commitment to an inclusive national dialogue,” said Mozambican President Daniel Chapo at the opening of the seminar on 50 years of the Mozambican Constitution, organised by the Constitutional Council.
On March 5, the Mozambican parties with seats in parliament and in municipal and provincial assemblies signed a political commitment with the President of Mozambique aimed at state reforms, which was subsequently transformed into law by the Mozambican parliament.
Speaking this Monday at the opening of the seminar on 50 years of Mozambican constitutionalism, Daniel Chapo said that one of the aspects covered in the discussions under the political agreement is the revision of the Constitution, with a focus on “state reform, the political system and the powers of the country’s president and the depoliticisation of state institutions”.
Daniel Chapo also recalled that the review will focus on reforming the justice system, including the mechanisms for appointing its officials and reforming the electoral system, with the aim of ensuring “the integrity of all electoral processes so that in future there will be no more excuses that could lead people to violence”.
In the same speech, the head of state said he would press ahead with measures to make the judiciary financially independent: “We want to reaffirm our commitment, as head of state, guarantor of the Constitution and leader of the system of separation of powers, that we will do everything to strengthen and consolidate the desired independence of the judiciary, particularly its financial independence, within the principles established by the Constitution”.
The political commitment to pacification in Mozambique after the 2024 general elections, which was passed into law by the Mozambican parliament, includes the establishment of a 21-member technical commission – 18 from the parties and three appointed by civil society – to operationalise political dialogue and discussions on state reforms.
Mozambique experienced almost five months of social tension, with demonstrations, initially in protest against the election results of October 9, called by former presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane, leaving around 400 people dead.
After the signing of the political commitment, the Mozambican president and Venâncio Mondlane met for the first time on March 23 and a commitment was made to end post-election violence in the country. They met again on May 21 with an agenda to pacify the country.
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