Election Special, 4th December 2004
Maputo, 4 Dec (AIM) - According to the polling station results broadcast by Radio Mozambique, as of 14.00 on Saturday, the presidential candidate of the ruling Frelimo Party, Armando Guebuza, now has two and a half times as many votes as his main opponent, Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Renamo.
The gap between the two men is now so wide that it seems impossible for Dhlakama to win. It is true that much of rural Sofala, a Renamo stronghold, is not included in the radio count - but neither is much of Cabo Delgado which is a province traditionally dominated by Frelimo. Much of Nampula is also missing, but this is a province fiercely contested by the two parties, with coastal areas tending to vote for Renamo, and much of the interior for Frelimo.
The following table consists exclusively
of results announced by Radio Mozambique:
Presidential election
Niassa
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 20,244
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 5,613
Cabo Delgado
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 22,271
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 8,237
Nampula
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 26,025
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 22,842
Zambezia
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 102,359
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 95,065
Tete
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 180,736
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 52,868
Sofala
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 22,556
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 38,711
Manica
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 30,684
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 20,456
Inhambane
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 51,886
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 8,893
Gaza
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 78,989
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 1,338
Maputo province
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 35,187
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 3,768
Maputo city
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 45,714
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 6,427
Mozambicans abroad
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 4,257
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 302
Total
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 620,891
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 264,520
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Parliamentary election
Niassa
Frelimo 14,513
Renamo 5,837
Cabo Delgado
Frelimo 28,826
Renamo 10,671
Nampula
Frelimo 22,352
Renamo 16,836
Zambezia
Frelimo 90,044
Renamo 82,842
Tete
Frelimo 84,669
Renamo 18,643
Sofala
Frelimo 21,536
Renamo 29,326
Manica
Frelimo 22,068
Renamo 15,536
Inhambane
Frelimo 65,389
Renamo 7,099
Gaza
Frelimo 48,077
Renamo 1,099
Maputo province
Frelimo 52,086
Renamo 2,940
Maputo City
Frelimo 38,809
Renamo 6,658
Mozambicans abroad
Frelimo 4,191
Renamo 513
Total
Frelimo 492,560
Renamo 198,000
These results exclude the minor parties on the ballot paper.
The above results were gathered by literally hundreds of Radio Mozambique journalists from the results sheets fixed on the walls of polling stations. They are thus unofficial, and have not yet been confirmed by the National Elections Commission (CNE).
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