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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), the country\u2019s second largest opposition party, in the early hours of Sunday, elected the head of the party\u2019s parliamentary group, Lutero Simango, as its new President.<\/p>\n

Meeting in Beira, at the party\u2019s third congress, the delegates overwhelmingly chose Simango as their new leader, with 452 votes (88 per cent) to 51 (10 per cent) for his sole opponent, MDM parliamentarian, Silverio Ronguane. There were also two blank ballots and nine invalid votes.<\/p>\n

The third candidate, MDM general secretary Jose Domingos, withdrew from the race at the last moment.<\/p>\n

According to the report on the Congress in the independent daily \u201cO Pais\u201d Domingos announced his withdrawal immediately after the delegates had rejected his report from the party\u2019s secretariat.<\/p>\n

He then left the Congress altogether, taking his supporters with him, even before the voting had begun.<\/p>\n

The other two candidates were always at a major disadvantage, because Simango is far and away the best known figure in the MDM. He is also the older brother of the founder and first leader of the party, Daviz Simango, who died of illness in February.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to thank you for the confidence you have placed in me\u201d, declared Simango, after his victory was announced. \u201cThis is not the time for speeches \u2013 it\u2019s the time to celebrate our internal democracy\u201d.<\/p>\n

But Domingos might not agree. It was reported that his supporters were meeting elsewhere in Beira to discuss their next move, and have not ruled out the possibility of challenging the results.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mozambique<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. The Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), the country\u2019s second largest opposition party, in the early hours of Sunday, elected the head of the party\u2019s parliamentary group, Lutero Simango, as its new President. 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