{"id":52047,"date":"2023-12-12T20:57:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/mozambique-elections-eu-calls-for-legislative-improvements"},"modified":"2023-12-12T21:14:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T21:14:24","slug":"mozambique-elections-eu-calls-for-legislative-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/mozambique-elections-eu-calls-for-legislative-improvements","title":{"rendered":"Mozambique Elections: EU calls for \u2018legislative improvements\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The European Union on Monday pointed to \u201cirregularities\u201d in the process involving the sixth local elections in Mozambique, held on 11 October and strongly contested by opposition parties and civil society, calling for \u201clegislative improvements\u201d in this area.<\/p>\n

The position is expressed in the joint communique\u0301 of the 34th session of Political Dialogue between the Government of Mozambique and the European Union (EU), held on Monday in Maputo, in which the government \u201cgave a detailed description of the stages of the process, from voter registration to the validation and proclamation of the results,\u201d among other matters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government thanked the European Union for its support for the electoral processes in Mozambique,\u201d reads the joint communique\u0301. \u201cThe European Union noted some irregularities throughout the electoral process and called on the authorities and Mozambican society to commit to making the necessary legislative improvements, as recognised in the Constitutional Council\u2019s ruling of 24 November 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n

At this session, Mozambique\u2019s delegation was led by the minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Vero\u0301nica Macamo, while the EU delegation was led by the ambassador in Maputo, Antonino Maggiore, accompanied by the ambassadors of Finland, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Ireland and Germany, as well as the charge\u0301s d\u2019affaires of France and the Netherlands, and the heads of the diplomatic bureaus of Belgium and Austria.<\/p>\n

This 34th meeting was the last to be held under the Cotonou Agreement, under the slogan \u201cMozambique and the European Union: a consolidated Political Dialogue, elevated to a Partnership Dialogue\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the signing on 15 November of the Samoa Agreement between the member countries of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACP) and the European Union, the Political Dialogue has evolved into a Partnership Dialogue,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

Um profundo agradecimento a\u0300 Ministra Macamo pela realizac\u0327a\u0303o do 34o Dia\u0301logo Poli\u0301tico UE??-Moc\u0327ambique??, o u\u0301ltimo a\u0300 luz do Acordo de Cotonou. O lema \u201cUm Dia\u0301logo Poli\u0301tico Consolidado elevado a Dia\u0301logo de Parceria\u201d inaugura a nova era de cooperac\u0327a\u0303o UE-ACP com o Acordo de #Samoa2023. pic.twitter.com\/3LfxdEOFRq<\/p>\n

\u2014 Antonino Maggiore (@MaggioreEU) December 11, 2023<\/p>\n

On 24 November, Mozambique\u2019s Constitutional Council (CC) pointed out the \u201cfragility\u201d of the country\u2019s electoral administration, calling for \u201cdeep reflection\u201d on the role of electoral bodies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Constitutional Council believes that there is a need for in-depth reflection on the role of the electoral commissions and the technical secretariats for electoral administration, since the aforementioned dichotomy has demonstrated a fragility in the control of the electoral administration system,\u201d said the CC\u2019s president, Lu\u0301cia Ribeiro, when reading the ruling that proclaimed the results of the local elections.<\/p>\n

She also questioned the role of the district electoral commissions in the intermediate tabulation of the results of the local elections, since the law requires them to act through the technical secretariats for electoral administration: \u201cThe role of the electoral commissions is questioned here. Is it to be a simple assistant and then to sign the minutes and notices of the intermediate centralisation carried out by the STAE [Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration]?\u201d<\/p>\n

The competition between the two electoral bodies exercising the same functions, with the district commissions \u201covershadowed\u201d in this regard, creates confusion and makes the electoral process more complex, the ruling states.<\/p>\n

The CC also considers provincial electoral bodies irrelevant, because they are effectively \u201ccouriers\u201d for the work done at district level, which \u201cjeopardises procedural speed and causes conflicts,\u201d said Ribeiro. \u201cIt is important to clarify the role of the various electoral bodies in the municipal elections, since the results of the municipal elections are known through the intermediate tabulation carried out by the district or city commissions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CC proclaimed the governing Frelimo party the winner of the 11 October municipal elections in 56 municipalities, down from 64 in the previous elections, with the main opposition Renamo party winning four. It ordered repeat elections in four, with these having been held this Sunday.<\/p>\n

On 26 October, after the intermediate and general tabulation, the CNE had announced a Frelimo victory in 64 of the 65 municipalities where voters went to the polls.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mozambique. The European Union on Monday pointed to \u201cirregularities\u201d in the process involving the sixth local elections in Mozambique, held on 11 October and strongly contested by opposition parties and civil society, calling for \u201clegislative improvements\u201d in this area. 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