Africa-Press – Mozambique. The Democratic Movement of Mozambique could consider forming a coalition with Mozambique’s largest opposition party, Renamo, and other political formations to “tackle” the 2023 municipal elections and the 2024 general elections.
Last Tuesday (11.22), a group of extra-parliamentary political parties met with the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) to draw up strategies for a coalition to confront the ruling party, the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo), in the upcoming elections.
The spokesperson for that meeting, Albino Forquilha, said that a coalition was viable, but that it was premature to make any announcement.
“We will have to see about, let’s say, aspects having to do with the fundamental objective. A coalition is just an intermediate objective,” Forquilha said.
“The final objective is to bring about an electoral victory, but a victory that aims at social justice governance.”
The Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) was not invited to the meeting, but has already pronounced itself open to dialogue regarding a coalition in the 2023 municipal and 2024 presidential elections.
MDM party president Luthero Simango said this Friday (25-11) that any discussion with Renamo about a possible coalition could have only one of two answers: yes or no.
“We are open, because I still don’t have the terms of reference. What I said, and repeat here, is that we are open to a frank, open, honest and objective discussion. Our objective is to work towards Mozambique having democratic alternation,” he explained.
Simango also advanced that giving up his candidacy to make way for someone else would depend on in-depth discussion.
“When we are going to discuss coalitions, it is not to discuss positions. It is to discuss strategies, discuss the main objective of this coalition,” he said.
Simango’s position was laid out last Friday at a press conference called by the MDM to discuss matters that the party believes “ail” the country.
Single Salary Table
One of these issues is the Single Salary Table (TSU), which is generating threats of strike action in some state sectors.
“The government must talk with all those who believe that injustice has been done. I have seen that there are meetings with doctors, although there is a lot of noise about it. I hope, next week, I will have precise information to be able to position myself,” Simango said.
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