Africa-Press – Mozambique. The Mozambican president said on Wednesday that no one needs to submit an application or letter to participate in the political dialogue currently underway in the country, after opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane sent a request asking for his party to be included in the process.
“In this process, all voices count, all hands help to build, and all dreams have a place. Not a single Mozambican is excluded. No one needs to submit an application or a letter to be part of the Inclusive National Dialogue. We are all invited,” said Mozambique President Daniel Chapo at the launch of the national and diaspora public consultation on the political dialogue for the pacification of the country.
On 25 August, the Mozambican party Anamola, created by Venâncio Mondlane, sent a letter to the head of state proposing its integration into the political dialogue underway in the country, asking for the matter to be discussed in parliament.
In today’s statements, Daniel Chapo said that this dialogue, which provides, among other things, for constitutional review, is “a space for listening” in which “no one is excluded,” noting that it includes political parties, members of civil society, the private sector, academics, and religious leaders.
“Mozambique is all of us, regardless of colour, race, gender, ethnic origin, place of birth, religion, level of education, social position, marital status, profession or political choice. We are all Mozambicans and we are all brothers and sisters,” stressed the Mozambican head of state.
This consultation process will involve all Mozambicans, both at home and abroad, assured Daniel Chapo, noting that digital platforms will be made available to gather opinions and reinforcing the call for everyone to participate.
“We remind everyone that digital platforms will be available to collect opinions, proposals and contributions for a better future for our Mozambique. No idea is too small, no voice is irrelevant. All voices count in building our common future,” said Chapo.
The Mozambique president also argued that public consultation “is an exercise of sovereignty” and proof of the growth of democracy, which includes all voices.
“Mozambique can only be understood in the unity of its diversity. Mozambique only moves forward when Mozambicans walk together, with diversity and plurality as common denominators. Mozambique only wins when it puts the national interest, which is the interest of the Mozambican people, above all personal or private interests,” he said.
Mozambique today began national and diaspora public consultation on political dialogue for the pacification of the country, which provides, among other matters, for a new electoral model and the revision of the Constitution of the Republic.
In April, Daniel Chapo promulgated the law on the Political Commitment to an Inclusive National Dialogue, approved days earlier in parliament, based on the agreement between the Mozambican president and the political parties, signed on 5 March, to overcome the violence and social unrest that followed the October general elections, which resulted in around 400 deaths, looting and destruction of businesses and public institutions.
The agreement for the pacification of Mozambique led to the creation of the Technical Commission for National Dialogue (Cote), which will deal, over two years, with the definition of republican and non-partisan security forces, a new electoral model, the revision of the Constitution of the Republic, reconciliation, national unity and governmental decentralisation.
After the elections on 9 October 2024, Mozambique experienced a climate of social unrest, with demonstrations and strikes called by Mondlane, who rejects the election results that gave victory to Daniel Chapo, supported by the ruling Frelimo party, and sworn in as the country’s fifth President.
The conflicts ceased after meetings between Mondlane and Chapo on 23 March and 20 May, with a view to pacification. However, Venâncio Mondlane, who did not have a party at the time, was left out of the agreement signed in March with all political representatives.
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