Election Special, 5th December 2004
Maputo, 5 Dec (AIM) - Results from polling stations in remote rural areas in the provinces of Zambezia, Nampula and Sofala that have traditionally favoured Mozambique's Renamo trickled in on Sunday, and, in Radio Mozambique's parallel count of the general election results, they substantially improved the showing of Renamo and its leader and presidential candidate, Afonso Dhlakama.
The radio's parallel count on Saturday night had shown Armando Guebuza, presidential candidate of the ruling Frelimo Party, with almost two and a half times as many votes as Dhlakama. By Sunday night, the gap had narrowed, and Guebuza had less than twice as many votes as Dhlakama (1.17 million to 0.63 million). But this is still an enormous difference, and it seems quite impossible for Dhlakama to overtake Guebuza - particularly as many of the polling stations not yet included in these results come from the Frelimo strongholds of Maputo city and province.
The radio's parallel count, as of
20.30 on Sunday, was as follows:
Presidential election
Niassa
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 74,384
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 20,700
Cabo Delgado
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 54,759
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 21,509
Nampula
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 153,033
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 140,619
Zambezia
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 150,807
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 209,519
Tete
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 126,328
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 31,614
Sofala
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 45,602
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 98,680
Manica
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 84,531
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 73,690
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, Portugal and Germany)
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 5,107
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 865
Total
Armando Guebuza (Frelimo) 1,170,096
Afonso Dhlakama (Renamo) 627,242
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Parliamentary election
Niassa
Frelimo 68,076
Renamo 20,832
Cabo Delgado
Frelimo 48,152
Renamo 18,287
Nampula
Frelimo 137,868
Renamo 125,081
Zambezia
Frelimo 140,970
Renamo 175,297
Tete
Frelimo 124,152
Renamo 29,551
Sofala
Frelimo 42,164
Renamo 88,877
Manica
Frelimo 78,041
Renamo 66,194
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, Portugal and Germany)
Frelimo 5,130
Renamo 915
Total
Frelimo 1,104,920
Renamo 552,210
These results were gathered by over 200 Radio Mozambique journalists from the
polling station results sheets fixed on the walls of the stations. They exclude
the three minor presidential candidates, and the more than a dozen minor parties.
None of the minor parties have come anywhere near the five per cent of the total
vote required to obtain representation in parliament.
All these results are unofficial
and subject to confirmation by the National Elections Commission (CNE).
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