Election Special, 4th December 2004
Maputo, 4 December (AIM) - In the parallel count done by Radio Mozambique of
the results from the general elections held on Wednesday and Thursday, Armando
Guebuza, the presidential candidate of the ruling Frelimo Party, has now obtained
over a million votes, while his main rival, Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Renamo,
has not quite reached 400,000.
The radio has now obtained results from about half the polling stations in the second largest provincial constituency, Zambezia, which used to be regarded as a Renamo stronghold. In these results Guebuza is beating Dhlakama by a small margin (104,879 to 100,552). Even if Dhlakama overtakes Guebuza in the rest of the Zambezia polling stations, it is certain that Renamo will lose several of its Zambezia parliamentary seats to Frelimo (in the current parliament, Renamo holds 34 of the 49 Zambezia seats to just 15 for Frelimo).
There is a similar situation in the largest constituency, Nampula. Renamo won this province in 1999, albeit only by a slim majority, taking 26 of its 50 seats to 24 for Frelimo. At the current stage of the parallel count, Guebuza has a slight lead, with 99,063 votes to Dhlakama's 94,653.
Of all the 11 constituencies, the only one where Dhlakama and Renamo are leading is Dhlakama's home province of Sofala.
The full results of the Radio Mozambique
count, as of 22.00 on Saturday, are as follows:
Presidential election
Niassa
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 58,751
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 24,444
Cabo Delgado
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 41,940
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 16,227
Nampula
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 99,063
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 94,653
Zambezia
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 104,879
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 100,552
Tete
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 126,328
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 31,614
Sofala
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 22,556
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 38,711
Manica
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 73,350
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 59,980
Inhambane
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 144,419
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 15,237
Gaza
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 250,225
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 4,614
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 (in Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Portugal)
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 5,053
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 826
Total
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 1,007,465
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 397,053
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Parliamentary election
Niassa
Frelimo 56,213
Renamo 16,926
Cabo Delgado
Frelimo 36,400
Renamo 13,456
Nampula
Frelimo 87,747
Renamo 83,756
Zambezia
Frelimo 91,912
Renamo 84,317
Tete
Frelimo 124,152
Renamo 29,551
Sofala
Frelimo 21,536
Renamo 29,326
Manica
Frelimo 47,630
Renamo 46,756
Inhambane
Frelimo 120,523
Renamo 13,124
Gaza
Frelimo 248,949
Renamo 4,454
Maputo province
Frelimo 52,086
Renamo 2,940
Maputo City
Frelimo 38,809
Renamo 6,658
Mozambicans abroad (in Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Portugal)
Frelimo 5,079
Renamo 871
Total
Frelimo 931,034
Renamo 332,135
One anomaly is that the Radio has adjusted its total for Guebuza's vote in Tete
province downwards by 54,000 votes, and it is not clear why. Possibly there
was a mathematical error in calculating the previous total. Tete, however, is
the only problem where the results arouse some suspicion, because an impossibly
high turnout is being reported from one of its districts, Changara.
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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